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Anonymous
hey /fit/

I have very bad posture, been making a conscious effort to stand up straight but haven't noticed it improving, any ideas on how to straighten out my back a little?
I'm 190lbs, 6'1'' and in decent enough shape.
>> Anonymous
crank them deadlifts
>> Anonymous
Get off the fucking computer.
>> Anonymous
seriously, if you aren't already.. do rows, squats, benches and deadlifts

doing them properly will eventually get you into a better posture.
>> Anonymous
DO NOT do squats/deadlifts with a bad posture it would make it worse.

You need to do corrective exercises for whatever you have.

first you should watch this because the guys gives some good tips

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6529481301858251744

second
http://www.ericcressey.com/articles.html
read most of these articles specially the Neanderthal No More gives some good examples but you need a gym or something to do them but they are worth a read anyways
>> Anonymous
dude im exacly the same, shit sucks, my neck is fucked up for life
>> Anonymous
http://www.exrx.net/Kinesiology/Posture.html


Combination of various stretches and strengthening exercises. If you look like the dude in your pic, you will want to stretch your lower back and probably hip flexors too. stretch your chest. strengthen your upper back/rear of shoulders/rotator cuffs to pull your shoulders back. stretch the front of your neck.

Link has more info.
>> Anonymous
>DO NOT do squats/deadlifts with a bad posture it would make it worse.

Bullshit, the increased muscle tightness will pull the back straight, that's what every doctor tells you.
>> Anonymous
>>105715
There's already a muscle imbalance there, which will detrimentally affect your form. For lordosis problems, the back can actually often be too tight and needs to be stretched. I mean the muscles running down the back, not the ones across the shoulders.
>> Anonymous
ALWAYS DO MOAR SQUATZ
NO EXCEPTIONS
OVER 80 YEARS OLD? ADD MOAR WEIGHT.
SQUATZ SQUATZ SQUATZ
>> Anonymous
>>105715

muscles can be tightened by doing other ridiculous exercises aswell. It's imperative that one must do squats in a proper form OR at least KNOWs what a proper form FEELS like.

I the video in>>105680the guys shows how exactly a good squat FEELS like on for your body because even if kids LOOK like they are doing it right, they are still using the wrong muscles and getting hurt after few months doing the same wrong shit.


TL;DR Squats will help just like any other exercise but if you do it wrong they can hurt you badly.
>> Nik
Try taking up yoga - the best solution to poor posture for men or women.
>> Anonymous
>>105762
Bullshit. Yoga weakens every aspect of your posture due to ligament stretching.
>> Anonymous
>>105775
seconded.
Also: The guys in the capoeira video are doing it wrong.
Their methodology is outdated.
Nobody recommends fast flexing stretches anymore, they rip and tear.
If you must stretch, do it slow and carefully.
>> Anonymous
when i took up running, my posture improved by A LOT
>> Nik
How little you fucking know, like all bone headed muscle boys. I can absolutely guarantee you've never practiced it from the little you know about the subject.

Yoga keeps you supple but it certainly doesn't weaken or overstretch ligaments. The postures help make the body supple, firm and more resistant to injury.
>> Anonymous
>>105795
How little you fucking know, like the typical yoga fanboy. I can absolutely guarantee you're a silly ninny hippy willing to swallow whatever your teacher tells you as fact.

Yoga causes micro-tears in your ligaments of all places which reduce their elasticity due to the buildup of scar tissue. The postures also compress the spine and stretch the spinal ligaments causing greater risk of back pain and injury.
>> Anonymous
>>105816
>>105795
Compare the "Yoga keeps you supple" argument with the argument brought to you by Science©. Pretty easy to tell how far up your ass your head must be. Granted, that's a typical yoga position, but in this case it means you're a dumbfuck.
>> Anonymous
are you going to the gym/working out reguarly? If you are, you might wanna see a chiropracter (sp?)
>> Tyler Durden
Yoga is an excellent stretching exercise, maybe incorporate that with a weight-workout regimen. Make sure there are no imbalances with protagonist/antagonist muscle pairs.

Also, see a chiropractor, they know a lot about the spine and posture.
>> Anonymous
>>106018
I'm 26, almost 27. The fact that you have to talk down to me to make it appear as if you are making a point is pretty sad.
>> Nik
I'd finished High School 27 years ago laddie!
>> Anonymous
Good mornings will help strengthen your spinae erector aswell as stretch your (most likely) super tight posterior chain without putting enough pressure on you to do any damage if you do screw it up (just dump it overhead if a rep goes amiss) might be worth googling barbell good morning.

To the yoga guy, yoga does have some posture benefits because it stretches the illiopsoas and the chest\shoulder, but it's only a drop in the ocean, you still need corrective exercises to build the strength up.

OP, aside from good mornings, some other good exercises (not stretches, the yoga guy's right, yoga, imo, is a fantastic way to increase flexibility, I did it to be able to squat ATG and overhead squat ATG, I can now, so I stopped, just a tool, not a lifestyle) that will be usefull:

Good morning (Not just barbell, but every second or third week, try similair variations, stiff legged and romanian deadlifts, once you can, normal deadlifts are fucking fantastic, do 'em shoulder width, not sumo though)
Squats are another great exercise, aside from also building your posterior chain, they also help add some real mass to your lower body.
Chinups will help with poorly rotated shoulders by building back strength.
As will barbell rows (yes barbell, not dumbell or machine, because barbell will help teach you to keep back straight all the fucking time you curvey spined mofucker :)
Face pulls are an exceptional exercise for fixing your forward-faggoted-shoulders, so google and learn about face pulls too.

If you chose 3 of these exercises, did 4-5 sets of 8 reps of each exercise for 3 nights a week, I gaurantee you'll see an improvement in not just posture, but your physique.
>> Anonymous
>>106044
And you think that has anything to do with your argument having any extra validity? Oh fuck off you old fart.
>> Nik
It's called experience sunshine, something you'll learn about as you grow up. ;o)
>> Anonymous
I have bad posture too only in like the opposite way most people have it. I'm sorta... sway-backed or something. I stand with my back really curved. I think some of it might be that my spine isn't perfectly straight. Whenever I lie flat on my back, I have to curl forward to be in a straight line and my back is always sore in the mornings. Usually I just put a small pillow under my back though. Is there a solution for all this crap?
>> Anonymous
>>106018
>My background was originally taekwondo which I got my black belt in

Once I read that I realized that you're severely retarded and should be completely ignored and shunned from this moment on.
>> Anonymous
>>106136
Experience doesn't make up for your lack of anything factual. You'd have realized that had you ever gone to college.
>> Anonymous
Overhead SQUATZ
>> Anonymous
>>106018

ROFL.

There are kids WEARING DIAPERS that have black belts in TKD
>> Anonymous
Hey OP, I'd reccommend front squats.
>> Anonymous
>>106044
how does oldguy know what a 4chan is?
>> Anonymous
Someone once told me that pushups can help bad posture.
>> Anonymous
>>106182
no shit

i rage'd when i read that