• FreeTrainers.com Forums
• General Diet & Nutrition
• Depressingly bad posture, please help.

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Depressingly bad posture, please help.

techcrunch Posts: 4 Joined: 2006/10/05	2006/10/05, 12:57 PM Hey I’m a 19 year old male with quite a small build. My question isn’t so much about exercise or nutrition, but I thought some of you guys might be able to help me. Basically, between the ages of 7 and 15 I was bullied quite badly and since then always lacked confidence within myself and as a result of the lack of confidence I always put my head down and rounded my shoulders up because I didn’t want people to see me. I guess I got into the habit of doing that and now I think my posture is bad, I have round shoulders, and my neck is more forward then most peoples is. Since I am 19 years old, do you think it’s too late to correct this problem? Or do you think I can be corrected with exercises and I could end up with a normal back like everyone else? or is it too late for me to do anything about this? Any advice you could give me would be great, as I am quite depressed about this. I just want to look normal.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/05, 12:59 PM I think you need to start lifting, and that it shoudl help. Another thing is to go see a ortho specialist to see if it is a acutaly bone deformation. -------------- A journey beigns with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/10/05, 01:41 PM I used to slouch alot cause i was overweight and shy and somtimes bullied. Deadlifts and squats helped with my posture. Nothing like lifting a few 100 lbs or so to boost the self confidance.:big_smile: -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
	2006/10/05, 02:46 PM first see a doc...it can become permanent...it can turn into scoliosis .... Deadlifts, squats, and lifting in general will correct it.... I had a tendency to slouch when I was younger and since my dad has scoliosis(he was mostly a homebody when he was younger) my genetics/chances were higher for probs so I started lifting in part to improve my posture...and it's worked...I now look like a soldier with my shoulders back...almost too much now lol....
pipa420 Posts: 15 Joined: 2006/07/14	2006/10/09, 05:23 AM it might not be your thing but you can try pilates which is based on strengthening postural muscles or yoga which teaches strong posture but ofcourse ask a specilist or doctor first and see what they say