Before we start lets talk about what too much pressing and not enough pulling does to the shoulder girdle.
Protracted Shoulder Girdle
Is the easiest way to describe that is the shoulders are pulled forward too far. This does a lot to way the shoulder functions when the shoulders are pulled forward the size of the sub-acromial space is made smaller, which could lead to impingement. What has really happened is the way your muscles work in the your body is with or against their opposite muscles. The easiest ones antagonist muscle groups for most people to relate too are bicep, and triceps, or quadriceps and hamstring. Essentially from over use and lack of flexibility the shoulders now sit too far forward, which will decrease the efficiency and strength delivered in pressing exercises and increase injury. This tightness will prevent retraction of the scapula. A common sign is winged back, that is very easily seen or felt by either being able to take your finger tips and being up to touch and feel the edge and underside of the scapula or the scapula protruding through the skin.
Stay Tuned for tips to correct a protracted shoulder girdle and all the syndromes that go along with it imbalance.
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