“Do push ups fix rounded shoulders?”
I am a 29 year old female and I have rounded shoulders. Do push ups fix rounded shoulders?
7 Answers
No
Push ups are a fantastic exercise to improve muscle tone in your chest, shoulders and arms. As far as using the push up to fix rounded shoulders, it is half of the equation. To compliment the push up you should incorporate a rowing exercise for you back. Often rounded shoulders are the result of tight chest muscles drawing the shoulders forward giving that rounded appearance. Aside from the exercise, you should stretch your back and chest and practice proper posture such as concentrating squeezing your shoulder blades together with your chin back in a comfortable and not exaggerated fashion.
No, push-ups won't help you. Working on your middle back muscles such as: rhomboids, middle and lower traps, posterior deltoids, and your rotator cuff muscles will allow you to get more posterior chain activation.
Rounded shoulders, hunched upper backs, neck pain and stiffness are all too common and make it more difficult to perform a push up efficiently. These issues also affect upper body strength. That being said, you might need a full body alignment, that can be easily done at the chiropractors office.
Push ups can make rounded shoulders worse. Rows and pull ups are great exercises to fix rounded shoulders.
Sometimes.
Push ups are healthy, but if you have rounded shoulders due to an imbalance of muscle tone, the push ups may be making things worse. Consider an exercise that works the muscle of your back and between your shoulders. If you think you have a problem, visit your chiropractor.
