Shoulders roll forward

[tbuzzell]

I have a problem with my shoulders rolling forward when doing upper body exercises. As a trainer, I should know how to improve posture, so I am asking you to share tricks of the trade?

Thanks

 

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[PerfectForm1]

Depending on which exercise your doing has different tricks for each...for example when doing bi curls try instead of placing elbows in to the sides of your stomach, place them on your abdominal muscles. almost using your own body as a concentration bench or stance. Know what I mean? Another one is Tricep ext. you may tend to roll shoulders forward....try bending from knees more and bending upper body over rather than standing straight up....catch me?

 

[Bikini Mod]

Believe it or not, if you sit up straight ALL THE TIME your shoulders will automatically move back.

 

[PerfectForm1]

Good point mom...I tell my gfriend that all the time.

 

[Bikini Mod]

Chest out, spine erect, abdomen in and your shoulders will automatically move back into their proper position. One of the first exercises I would give my clients back in the day was merely to walk erect and sit erect all day, every day. Believe it or not it made a HYUGE difference.

To learn proper posture one must be *re-acquainted* with their TVA muscle. Does anyone here know how to properly do that? One can't expect a client to engage a muscle that they can not feel.