shoulders

[Zodiac82]

Is there a particular exercise to do that pulls ur shoulders backward....u kno that kind of chest puffed out look

[JWP806]

Is there a particular exercise to do that pulls ur shoulders backward....u kno that kind of chest puffed out look

Are you saying the movement pushes your chest outward or the result of doing the exercise will give you the puffed out chest look?

[rage-lifter26]

As in rear delt s? Or maybe work back harder? Feel the squeeze of your shoulder blades

"If you doing it right your competing against the sickest mother****er there is... yourself"

[Zodiac82]

Are you saying the movement pushes your chest outward or the result of doing the exercise will give you the puffed out chest look?

yes the result of doin the exercise gives u the shoulders back/chest out look

[Zodiac82]

As in rear delt s? Or maybe work back harder? Feel the squeeze of your shoulder blades

"If you doing it right your competing against the sickest mother****er there is... yourself"

think off tryin to to ur shoulders/shoulder blades together....that look

[twitz]

Scap retraction exercises and making sure your scap is retracted when you're doing any other exercise as well... bench etc

[Zodiac82]

Scap retraction exercises and making sure your scap is retracted when you're doing any other exercise as well... bench etc

thats what I was lookin for....thanks

[kelkel]

Good posture along with balanced chest and back developement.

[Back In Black]

thats what I was lookin for....thanks

Specifically rhomboids and middle traps.

[Zodiac82]

Good posture along with balanced chest and back developement.

so Kel would u say increasing my pecs would push my shoulders back

[Zodiac82]

Specifically rhomboids and middle traps.

are you saying to specifically retract these muscles steM

[Back In Black]

If you work your chest more you'll tighten those muscles more which will give you rounded shoulders and make the situation worse.

It's difficult without seeing you but, as Kel says, improved posture. Make it a habit in you everyday life to retract your shoulder blades and keep your shoulders back. Most of it is habit but specifically training your rhomboids and middle traps will help.

Make sure you stretch your chest after training too to try and loosen it up. If its tight look into PNF stretching.

[Zodiac82]

If you work your chest more you'll tighten those muscles more which will give you rounded shoulders and make the situation worse.

It's difficult without seeing you but, as Kel says, improved posture. Make it a habit in you everyday life to retract your shoulder blades and keep your shoulders back. Most of it is habit but specifically training your rhomboids and middle traps will help.

Make sure you stretch your chest after training too to try and loosen it up. If its tight look into PNF stretching.

will do.... good info....lol and all this time I've been trying to work my chest hoping the mass underneath would push my shoulder....thanks all Twitz Kel SteM

[marcus300]

Push your shoulder back wft, you mean a thick back. .?

[Back In Black]

Push your shoulder back wft, you mean a thick back. .?

I'm suspecting he has an element of kyphosis like most gym goers focusing more in chest than back. Go on Marcus, show him what his back should look like

[Zodiac82]

Push your shoulder back wft, you mean a thick back. .?

lol no....like some ppl u see their delts are reared back as if they had superb posture and some u see delts are kinda flared out and forward....while ur back is MASSIVE marcus Im not lookin for the Great Wall of China look lol

[lovbyts]

Check these out for form. I think he has some good ideas sometimes.
http://youtu.be/JTzJ4llBRks
http://youtu.be/QXmIIypJP2k

[600@50]

I do these for the rear delt-trap-upper back area and also to stabilize the shoulder for bench pressing. This guy has a whole series of shoulder exercises that may be helpful for some.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASmBAhQmhPI

[Zodiac82]

Check these out for form. I think he has some good ideas sometimes.
http://youtu.be/JTzJ4llBRks
http://youtu.be/QXmIIypJP2k

good vids especially the row

[Zodiac82]

I do these for the rear delt-trap-upper back area and also to stabilize the shoulder for bench pressing. This guy has a whole series of shoulder exercises that may be helpful for some.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASmBAhQmhPI

seems like somethin good to do as a super set or to overload the delts

[Schwarzenegger]

Heavy Bench press (powerlifter style with shoulder blades retracted) will do wonders for your posture if ur looking for the chest out look.

Its just a matter of posture and bench with shoulder blades retracted helps with that

[Schwarzenegger]

And also flyes,, either flat or incline with shoulder blades retracted.

My recommendation would be to do heavy bench with shoulder blades retracted and also incline flyes with shoulder blades retracted. That way with flyes you'll get the stretch at the bottom and ur chest wont get tighter and it will give u the look and feeling ur looking for immediately.

U can add in those 2 into your chest routine that you do now

[Zodiac82]

And also flyes,, either flat or incline with shoulder blades retracted.

My recommendation would be to do heavy bench with shoulder blades retracted and also incline flyes with shoulder blades retracted. That way with flyes you'll get the stretch at the bottom and ur chest wont get tighter and it will give u the look and feeling ur looking for immediately.

U can add in those 2 into your chest routine that you do now

will do....I think my problem is never retracting my muscles....gonna give it a whirl