The Importance Of Back Training For Professionals

THREAD

One of the most important body parts to train if you sit at a desk all day is your back.

Hours of looking into a screen can cause exaggerated kyphosis (rounded shoulders).

This can result in your head moving forward, thus causing you neck pain, headaches, and a hunchback over time.

From a social point of you, your body language will also be more closed off which can make you look less confident/dominant.

SOLUTION

To fix this, you want to focus on strengthening your upper and mid-back via pulling and rowing exercises.

This will help balance out the front and back of your body.

Exercises such as:

- Deadlifts
- Rack pulls
- Face pulls
- Rear delt flies
- Horizontal rows

Will help pull your shoulders back and correct the hunched posture.

If you’re someone who struggles with this issue, I’d also recommend training your back with a 2:1 ratio to your chest.

For example:

Monday - Back
Wednesday - Chest
Friday - Back

Combined with stretching and mobility drills, this will lengthen the muscles that are pulling the shoulders in and create a much more natural, pain-free posture.

I made a follow along mobility YouTube video on how to correct your posture too

I hope you found this thread useful

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