Check out these two photos of T-Nubs (Theresa) executing a front squat.
In the first photo notice how internally rotated her shoulders are? Ido first drew my attention to the gendered differences on scapular and external rotation strength. It is really quite tragic that girls are still socialized to take up less space than boys and that this often translates into poor posture and zero scapular strength. Boys and men are much more likely to be socialized to puff up the chest. This constant repetition of the movement of externally rotating the shoulders bodes well for lifting, especially when it comes to the front squat and press where you need to create a platform for the bar.
Now, look at Theresa's starting position after I drew her attention to the problem. She is super upright and looking like the solid, righteous babe of a weightlifter that she is!
That's really interesting - thanks for posting Darci!
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It seems to me that this posture also has to do being the more emotional/intuitive sex, generally speaking. We tend to sense things in one of two places . . . upper chest or belly/solar plexus. When this information becomes too much, consciously or unconsciously, we tend to collapse inward.
ReplyDeleteHmm. Interesting Wendy. This internalization would also be a socialized and thus gendered phenomenon.
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