FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

As of today I made sure to incorporate some of the exercises you listed above. Thanks for the list and strategies for exercise selection for bringing up the glutes. What I'm trying to do is fix my lifelong posture problems. I have an anterior pelvic tilt, kyphotic shoulders and forward head posture. I've improved these areas over the years put it still needs work. Especially since the imbalances caused me pelvic pain which used to be severe years ago but has improved so it's now is an occasional annoyance. Actually sometimes unilateral leg exercises like bulgarian split squat can increase the pelvic floor disorder so I have to be careful with those.

My strategy for fixing the imbalances has been : Stretch the pecs and strengthen the upper back. Stretch the lower back and strengthen the lower abs. Stretch the hips and strengthen the glutes and hammies. Of course I'm trying to strengthen the whole body but put more emphasis on certain parts.

Actually you gave me a few tips back in 2010 on the Intensemuscle site that I still use today such as using the pec deck for chest, stretching the tight areas and pressing my low back into a bench for reps. It has helped! Any additional guidance you could give me would be very appreciated!

Ah, OK - well this is a totally different intent / goal in training on the abductor machine and could be done as a kind of pre-workout warm-up.

Glute bridges could very well be helpful, especially this variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyCiZVMMDW4

STRETCHING the hip flexors (I can't tell if this is what you mean above) will be vital here, including possibly finding a massage therapist / chiropractor / Tui Na practitioner who can do a psoas release (which, if done correctly will NOT be a pleasant experience but can be very helpful if it's needed.)

Posture during the entire day will be vital here, too.

Getting a kneeling chair may help as well, in addition to using a device like the Donnie Thompson bowtie.

-S