leaning forward

[AngryMuscles]

ok..so some people here might have experienced having their shoulders leaning forward to a degree because of it being over developed rather than the rear delts. I myself have been hitting the rear delt as heavy as I could but it still slouch a bit forward...

so any advices or comments on that??

thanks

 

[invisiblewounds]

De-emphasise pec and front delt work, while emphasisng back, rhomboid and rotator cuff work.

 

[truck]

Ya just make sure you are stretching good, and make sure you are hitting your back especially seated rows, helps me everytime. I call it benchers chest, cuz you can always tell you benches all the time and never do back.

 

[inked1]

you need to consciously start retracting your scapulas. Every time you think about your shoulders, pull them back. If this has been a long term postural thing, its going to take a while to fix it

 

[Mudge]

Less pressing, more back work.

 

[AngryMuscles]

I am still adopting to the tucking in of the shoulders during bench and yes, I do hit back as hard as I can. Rows are one of my faves and since learning about face pulls..it's cool

 

[joshbeam1]

ok..so some people here might have experienced having their shoulders leaning forward to a degree because of it being over developed rather than the rear delts. I myself have been hitting the rear delt as heavy as I could but it still slouch a bit forward...

so any advices or comments on that??

thanks

takes time. I have the same thing. When i 1st started lifting i'd always bench. Now i keep things even. Back is my fav. day and i hit it hard.
I'm focusing alot on my rear delts too. Its still noticable though. I'm thinking about doing some lighter work on bench, while keeping the back and rest of me doing heavy stuff. I'm just now healing up over a hip injury, but i hope to be back to norm. in a few more months

 

[Insane_Man]

Bench form is a biggie. Right now my upper back feels as tight as my chest after a good set.

 

[Ponderosa]

in large part this is caused by a flaring of the scapulas. as noted above, focus on pulling them back and in towards your spine. there are exercises for this, too, like seated rows, etc. working the rear delts wont hurt, but it had more to do with your back than with your delts. also, work the traps to help pul the shoulders back and up a bit. lastly, posture is key (duh).

 

[AngryMuscles]

thanks for the ideas..will keep them in mind