So, let’s kick this off by saying that I’m imbalanced. My chest is much more developed than my back, and it is creating huge problems. My shoulders roll in (my left moreso than my right) and my back muscles are constantly tight due to overcompensation for my chest. Yes, I’m fucked up. I’m right handed, so my left trap and delt is extremely tight.
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help with this problem I’m having. I tried putting mass on my back, but it’s quite hard when your back is overworked as it is - the muscles won’t grow. How would I get rid of the mass on my chest, so that I can fix this problem?
Once I get balanced, I can go back to lifting normally again - except with a more balanced routine this time. Thanks for your time and consideration.
Stretch your chest a lot. I mean a lot. Eat more and better, and work your back. I have been making a lot of progress on my back since I started eating better and stretching.
Pound the shit out of the lagging part while laying off the chest a bit. If its that big of a difference you have to make a drastic change or the lagging body part cannot catch up.
Make sure to prioritize rowing movements and do them frequently. Even more so than vertical pulling exercises. And don’t only train it very heavy, you can use high reps like 10-15 to get more volume in. Make sure your shoulder blades are coming back and together at the end of the row.
[quote]Matgic wrote:
Make sure to prioritize rowing movements and do them frequently. Even more so than vertical pulling exercises. And don’t only train it very heavy, you can use high reps like 10-15 to get more volume in. Make sure your shoulder blades are coming back and together at the end of the row.
What does your training look like now?
-MAtt[/quote]
I’m rehabbing a slight rotator cuff injury right now, and I second this. I’ll throw in a few lighter sets of seated rows after leg workouts and do band pull aparts etc at home.
I would also do some external rotation work to preempt any problems in the shoulder, with such a bad imbalance you’re definitely at risk.
Right now I’m not working out. I’ve been sick for a week and I just don’t have a plan for this injury yet. I went to a few gyms in the San Antonio area for some personal trainers. Gold’s Gym was unwilling to help at all. I live 2.5 hours away, and they wouldn’t budge. Bally’s was much more helpful, but I’m kinda sketchy about them. They don’t have anyone that specializes in this kind of stuff - we’ll see what happens at our meeting next weekend.
Until I can get a solid plan, I’ll keep up my cardio by running and that’s about it. Thanks for the good points on the stretching, I should definitely do more of that.
Thanks for all the help. Any more information would be greatly appreciated!
Right now I’m not working out. I’ve been sick for a week and I just don’t have a plan for this injury yet. I went to a few gyms in the San Antonio area for some personal trainers. Gold’s Gym was unwilling to help at all. I live 2.5 hours away, and they wouldn’t budge. Bally’s was much more helpful, but I’m kinda sketchy about them. They don’t have anyone that specializes in this kind of stuff - we’ll see what happens at our meeting next weekend.
Until I can get a solid plan, I’ll keep up my cardio by running and that’s about it. Thanks for the good points on the stretching, I should definitely do more of that.
Thanks for all the help. Any more information would be greatly appreciated!