I believe that having resistance training program will go a long way in helping improve your postural issues.
Different cues for different issues, but add many coaches have said, it’s not the excerise, it’s how you perform it.
You need to break down a movement into segments, if it is too complicated for you, not remove it altogether.
Post videos of your lifts for feedback.
Give that a try. [/quote]
I dont disagree, but the current state my body is in the powerlifting is just not working out. One shoulder hangs in a different place as the other so for example my deadlift is coming up with one side of the barbell much higher as the other.
My right foot has a duck stance outward so in my squat theres much more force on one hip etc this just keeps irritating and creating more inflammation untill its too much and i have to take some steps back and thereby lose my gains again. This cycle has now been going on for too long therefore i am taking a break and want to focus solely on my imbalances and weaknesses.
How is doing planks and ab circuits going to fix a shoulder imbalance and a duck foot stance?
I’m with Yogi. Not saying your lifting program shouldn’t be modified given your issues but to drop lifting entirely doesn’t make much sense to me. And I have a shoulder imbalance myself.
Poor posture? Stop everything and do 5xmax time planks hey?
Okay, I know this is going to sound harsh and I’m going to come across as a total asshole but after reading this, you need to never make a decision on anything under any circumstances ever again. You need to ask others what to do and if it sounds like a shit idea to you, then you need to do exactly what that person said. Make sure nothing that has sprouted from you corrupts the advice given.
If your thinking about resisting what’s on here, refer to paragraph 1.
Using a muscle correctly in isolation doesn’t guarantee you’ll be using the muscle correctly in a complex movement. Do ab work at the beginning of your workout and remember how it feels when using it. Then move on to compound movements and focus on using that muscle while performing each rep. It will take at least a couple weeks until it is no longer necessary to do all the isolation work when it becomes automatic to use that muscle.
[quote]craze9 wrote:
How is doing planks and ab circuits going to fix a shoulder imbalance and a duck foot stance?
I’m with Yogi. Not saying your lifting program shouldn’t be modified given your issues but to drop lifting entirely doesn’t make much sense to me. And I have a shoulder imbalance myself.[/quote]
This.
[quote]dt79 wrote:
Maybe you should start training muscles, not movements.[/quote]
Plus this.
You need smart training, not overly-specialized-yet-still-minimalist training. Cressey’s Neanderthal No More is along the lines of something more appropriate. 4 days of strategic lifting with plenty of targeted mobility work for the upper back, shoulders, core, and hips. https://www.t-nation.com/workouts/neanderthal-no-more-4