Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Bad Posture

  • 12-11-2008 8:00am
    #1
    miller82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,635 ✭✭✭


    Hi.
    I want to improve my posture and was wondering is there any work in the gym i can do ?
    I'm 6ft 3" and have been going gym on and off for about 3 years. i dont really have a hump or anything dramatic like that i just tend to lean down or forward when i'm walking. a boxing coach told me it was just from being use to leaning down when talking to people.

    Anybody got any advice ?

    Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,899 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    I'm about the same height as you and have always had posture problems. I would reccomend going to see a physio if its causing you pain. The physio I saw gave me excercises to do everyday at home that really help.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #3
    Colm_OReilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭Colm_OReilly


    If you've no physio related problems, deadlifting will help you out.


  • #4
    Zamboni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭Zamboni


    Similar height and similar problem :(

    Lots of back work in the gym helped me ;)
    Especially dumbbell rows.


  • #5
    BossArky
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,588 Mod ✭✭✭✭BossArky


    • Seated Machine Rows (elbows high)
    • Standard Deadlift
    • Deadlift with snatch grip ... i.e. wide, around the other rings.

    ..and probably lots of facepull / pull ups probably won't hurt.


  • #6
    miller82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,635 ✭✭✭miller82


    BossArky wrote: »
    • Seated Machine Rows (elbows high)
    • Standard Deadlift
    • Deadlift with snatch grip ... i.e. wide, around the other rings.

    ..and probably lots of facepull / pull ups probably won't hurt.

    cheers for that. i have no pain with it or anything so i dont think i need a physio. i'll try these .
    Thanks


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    i have really bad posture. Had a horrible looking back brace when i was younger and all. Must try some of the tips ye said here


  • #8
    YogaChick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭YogaChick


    I have mentioned this before here. To really make a positive change in your posture take a look into Rolfing.


    YC


  • #9
    Zamboni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭Zamboni


    YogaChick wrote: »
    I have mentioned this before here. To really make a positive change in your posture take a look into Rolfing.


    YC

    Do you mean rolling on the floor laughing or the magic massage with no proven benefits?


  • #10
    YogaChick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭YogaChick


    I am not a scientist so I can only speak for myself. Rolfing almost completely eradicated my chronic back pain. My posture was much better afterwards and I had friends tell me that I looked taller. I manage to do yoga poses that escaped me for years.

    I dont know what the scientific benefits of yoga are but I know that it helps me feel good and I am better able to deal with the day to day stresses when I am practising every day. I also swear that yoga is responsible for my great looking bum.


    YC


  • #11
    Zamboni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭Zamboni


    YogaChick wrote: »
    I am not a scientist so I can only speak for myself. Rolfing almost completely eradicated my chronic back pain. My posture was much better afterwards and I had friends tell me that I looked taller. I manage to do yoga poses that escaped me for years.
    No offence but its statements like that , that keep alternative therapies in business.
    'I don't know about science but it worked for me' is a statement of little value to me.
    YogaChick wrote: »
    I dont know what the scientific benefits of yoga are but I know that it helps me feel good and I am better able to deal with the day to day stresses when I am practising every day. YC
    I could say the same about beer :)


  • Advertisement
Advertisement