MM107's Road To Record Breaking. The Journal of a Madman

[mm107]

I thought I would answer ya over here

Hunch in your back was the question you asked...


You need to work on a lot of chest stretching. If anything you do I would say that.
Secondly would be upper-mid back and posterior shoulder strengtheining.

Planks will help everyone including yourself to help get the lumbar, lower thoracic areas under control.

Even though you may do all of that if you sit 8-9 hours hunched over that's no good. You need to work on your ergonmics in front of a computer. Everything together will help get your back into better alignment.

Your the second person who told me it looks like i need to "chest" stretches...but he just said i look tight, and since u seem to know ALOT, and i like to know WHY to back up why i do things, what is the relevance of chest stretching for me? Does it look like my pecs are tight? etc?

So Standing BTN presses would be optimal for this right?

Yea, my ergonomics needs to get better, i do conciously sit up straight tho and pull my shoulders back

Thanks for stoppin in Treilin, first post ever in my log i think =]

 

[treilin]

Your the second person who told me it looks like i need to "chest" stretches...but he just said i look tight, and since u seem to know ALOT, and i like to know WHY to back up why i do things, what is the relevance of chest stretching for me? Does it look like my pecs are tight? etc?

So Standing BTN presses would be optimal for this right?

Yea, my ergonomics needs to get better, i do conciously sit up straight tho and pull my shoulders back

Thanks for stoppin in Treilin, first post ever in my log i think =]

Yeah well I think it was..


So chest stretching explanation.
Pecs are very large muscles. Their antagonists are the rhomboids much smaller muscles in the back. Hunching over puts the rhomboids in an eccentric position (Over stretched). The Pecs are in a shortened or contracted position. They work oppoisite each other so one will be short if one is over stretched.
Since the Pecs are already larger they have one up on their smaller counterpart the rhomboids. Most men in general love to Bench press or hit the pecs. So now you are sitting all day with them contracted, going to the gym contracting them some more, and the little guys in the back are screaming. Once this gets to be so out of whack you will feel it in your back first.
So corrective measures would be to stretch the pecs out back to their normal tonus, and strengthen the Rhomboids to their normal tonus. So it's putting the balance between the two back in.

I prefer bent over uni DB rows, BB rows, reverse pec deck flye, reverse cable cross over (back), high cable rows, etc to strengthen the upper -mid back region. Then if you do a search on chest stretches you should be able to find quite a few that you can do. I would suggest periodically throughout the day perform those stretches at your computer....

There you have it.

 

[*Bunny*]

Looking good in the pics MM!
Dontcha just love her ^^

 

[mm107]

Looking good in the pics MM!
Dontcha just love her ^^

She is brilliant, but instead of me bagering her with questions its time for me to do some reading lol

Thanks bunny, I am a LITTLE bloated in those pics as of right now i AM bulking or trying to so cals can get messy on the weekend. I wish i took pics on a friday before all my cheat meals....

But im trying! Ill make sure there is a noticable difference by next pics!

i thought my back was gonna be cut up more, it did get ALOT thicker, but when im done bulking it should shred right up again =]

 

[ck2006]

Holy legs and biceps!!!, great job!

GO MM GO


bloated, whatever!!!!

 

[mm107]

Yeah well I think it was..


So chest stretching explanation.
Pecs are very large muscles. Their antagonists are the rhomboids much smaller muscles in the back. Hunching over puts the rhomboids in an eccentric position (Over stretched). The Pecs are in a shortened or contracted position. They work oppoisite each other so one will be short if one is over stretched.
Since the Pecs are already larger they have one up on their smaller counterpart the rhomboids. Most men in general love to Bench press or hit the pecs. So now you are sitting all day with them contracted, going to the gym contracting them some more, and the little guys in the back are screaming. Once this gets to be so out of whack you will feel it in your back first.
So corrective measures would be to stretch the pecs out back to their normal tonus, and strengthen the Rhomboids to their normal tonus. So it's putting the balance between the two back in.

I prefer bent over uni DB rows, BB rows, reverse pec deck flye, reverse cable cross over (back), high cable rows, etc to strengthen the upper -mid back region. Then if you do a search on chest stretches you should be able to find quite a few that you can do. I would suggest periodically throughout the day perform those stretches at your computer....

There you have it.

I do actually do some upper back work.

Face Pulls, High Pulls, Low Pulls, Revers Pec Decs (Heavy)

Going to really start rowing again heavy! To try to balance this...

Most of the stretching i have been reading i need to be standing and what not...

Do you have any simple one for seated? besides squeezing my Sblades together?

i know the ones at the gym i can do in the bathroom here at work

 

[mm107]

Holy legs and biceps!!!, great job!

GO MM GO


bloated, whatever!!!!

Thanks CK!!!! my legs are my pride! and my biceps are finally growing!!! lol

but yea somewhat bloated still, but i dun give a fuk cuz immma KILL THAT SHIT!!!!!! RIGHT CK!

 

[ck2006]

Thanks CK!!!! my legs are my pride! and my biceps are finally growing!!! lol

but yea somewhat bloated still, but i dun give a fuk cuz immma KILL THAT SHIT!!!!!! RIGHT CK!

yes you will!

 

[treilin]

I do actually do some upper back work.

Face Pulls, High Pulls, Low Pulls, Revers Pec Decs (Heavy)

Going to really start rowing again heavy! To try to balance this...

Most of the stretching i have been reading i need to be standing and what not...

Do you have any simple one for seated? besides squeezing my Sblades together?

i know the ones at the gym i can do in the bathroom here at work

Happy New Year!
Well for the stretching and seated.... You could interlace your hands and place them behind your head, press your elbows to the rear. Most of the standing will hit the chest better. For anterior delt you could touch your hands behind your back. one arm up and bent to the back, one arm low and up. So arms are vertical to the ground hand may touch or you could use like a belt till they can touch. Then switch sides.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

You swole summa bitch! Lookin' large and in charge bor.... get any UA for christmas?