Re: Infraspinatus & Lower Trap Development, Pitiful Bench Press

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Dear Greg,

I have always trained external rotation in abduction to bias infraspinatus,

though this is as you say conflicting among the literature I have read. I check

several anatomy and biomechanical texts before writing this reply, and they make

no comment.

One reason I can think that you are having trouble with your bench may be poor

posterior stability of the glenohumeral joint. This is just an idea, I could be

very wrong here. The infraspinatus and teres minor effectively " back up " the

posterior capsule. If they are deficient and you are lifting very heavy loads,

maybe the jumeral head is gliding posteriorly more than it should during the

lift? (Sounds like a dodgy theory to me - but it's the best I can do at the

moment!!).

I'm not sure why your LT's haven't developed. I have always said that with

correct form they fire automatically. I feel that abductions with elbows

flexed, and only going to 90 deg., using a mirror to ensure good shoulder

position strengthens lower traps more than seated row, which is middle traps,

rhomboids, lower traps, lats, erector spinae etc.

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Epsley

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Northside Sports Injury Centre

Brisbane, Australia.

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