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Lower or upper? Lower: lose weight, get moving, strengthen hips, glutes and calves. Upper: lose weight, get moving, strengthen chest, lats, core
by maccard 1y ago
Lower or upper?
Lower: lose weight, get moving, strengthen hips, glutes and calves.
Upper: lose weight, get moving, strengthen chest, lats, core
- matt_heimer 1y agoCore should be included in lower as well.
- SoftTalker 1y agoStrong core is fundamental.
- maccard 1y agoI don’t disagree but IME, I got 100x the return from glute work (stabilising my hips) than I did from core work.
- __turbobrew__ 1y agoWeak glutes are a common symptom from sitting too much and then other muscles around the hips compensate which causes multiple issues with hip tilt and gait.
- teaearlgraycold 1y agoI recommend L pull ups as a general back saver.
- busymom0 1y agoFor upper, I'd highly recommend adding rear delt flys and face pulls at twice the frequency of any chest or shoulder workouts. Most people have overdeveloped front delts and underdeveloped rear delts and that can cause severe imbalances.
- freedomben 1y agoIndeed, also lots of over-developed chests which can pull too hard on a back that isn't equally strengthened, causing pain and poor posture
- freedomben 1y agoAlso for upper (especially if you get neck pain or upper back pain between shoulder blades): Traps (shrugs, reverse fly, and/or face pulls are my preference)
- maccard 1y agoI would actually go back and put face pulls in if I could edit.