Push-Pull Ratio: Do you really need it?

Have you ever prescribed a push-pull ratio: two or three times more pulling than pushing exercises? Perhaps this was based on the premise that a) people are naturally weaker on pulling vs pushing or b) people already have rounded shoulders and thoracic kyphosis and need to do more pulling work to “correct” this posture. For many years we have been hearing that a 2:1 or even a 3:1 pull-to-push ratio is ideal for shoulder health. Rewind to 2001, when I finished my bachelor’s degree, it actually made sense to me. People were already anterior chain dominant, with the bad posture we always learned about. This was a foolproof way of making sure people didn’t feed into that posture. Through the years, as I sharpened my knowledge about shoulder mechanics and pushing and pulling mechanics, I’m quite frankly surprised that we still see this ratio being touted as a requisite for safe training programs. It's even been called a golden standard for safe shoulder training. If you’ve been in the habit of using it, you will want to re-think that. Instead, you should be coaching your clients to pull AND push the proper, healthy way! Check out the full article at: https://rehab-u.com/blog/push-pull-ratio-do-you-really-need-it/ To learn how to efficiently integrate all of these concepts into your programming, check out our Movement Optimization for Prehab and Performance Courses by heading to https://rehab-u.com/ For more videos on training fundamentals and rehab, be sure to subscribe to our channel here on youtube at the link below and don’t forget to turn on your notifications so you never miss a new video when it’s published. Want to pick my brain? Drop your questions in a comment