serratus anterior

[Stas.]

how to work out serratus anterior muscles?

[compleks]

Breathing and scapula protraction ;)

[Less than Dan]

Cable woodchoppers and planks.

Mystery solved.

[Less than Dan]

Side planks are the ultimate for serratus anterior, I forgot to mention. You'll burn those fuckers up big time with two minute reps.

Mystery double solved.

[Kon-El]

Since it's been brought up, does anyone know if winged scapula can be 'cured' nonsurgically if you've had it all your life? It's never really bothered me before, but recently my right shoulder has been feeling strange and hurting under heavy weights and I feel my winged scapula (not to mention internally rotated shoulders) might have something to do with it.

[Stas.]

I dont realy know if i have a winged scapula or not, it doesnt bother me. I just wanted to know what kind of exercises affect those muscles. thanks fellows.

[Stas.]

I did some research and i truly have a winged scapula, a slight kyphosis and lordosis and the combination of these conditions make my body look sexy.

[Shaedar]

I've never worked this muscles directly but pull-ups seem to do them good.

[Less than Dan]

I did some research and i truly have a winged scapula, a slight kyphosis and lordosis and the combination of these conditions make my body look sexy.

Winged scapula could indicate weakness or damage to the serratus anterior, or even a lesion on the long-thoracic nerve, which you may want to get checked out.

Mild kyphosis can be easily corrected by not standing slouched and paying mind to your posture, and it indicates that you have weak traps and upper back muscles.

Lordosis can't really be properly diagnosed without an x-ray or MRI, and you certainly wouldn't want lordosis, as it can cause some very aggravating and debilitating pain during the aging process.

[Ashtar]

Don't most of us have our scapula protracted when we do pushups anyway? Is it the actual retraction (and stretching of the protractors under load) which benefits them from doing scapula pushups?

[Less than Dan]

Don't most of us have our scapula protracted when we do pushups anyway? Is it the actual retraction (and stretching of the protractors under load) which benefits them from doing scapula pushups?

Yes. Inward rotation/protraction of the scapula is the action of the seratus anterior muscles, so any exercise that involves scapula protraction or bringing the scapula firmly against the thoracic wall will be beneficial for the serratus anterior.