• Question: how do you get broad shoulders

    Asked by to Nat, Nate, Roberto, Sam, Sarah on 17 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Nate Bastian

      Nate Bastian answered on 17 Jun 2014:

      Much of our physical structure is set by the genes that we get from our parents. So some things you can change, other things are more difficult. For broad shoulders, I think that you need to eat well as you are growing, and possibly also work out, i.e. with weights or do gymnastics, in order to develop the shoulder muscles.

    • Photo: Sarah Casewell

      Sarah Casewell answered on 17 Jun 2014:

      I have really small shoulders, so I’m going to suggest you follow Nate’s advice on this one!

    • Photo: Natasha Stephen

      Natasha Stephen answered on 18 Jun 2014:

      I definitely agree with Nate on this one, it’s all about the genes!

      You can ‘work out’ to build up muscles in your upper body but it should only be attempted with the help of a professional trainer as it can be dangerous to build up one group of muscles and ignore others! I used to fence when I was younger so I had stronger muscles on one side of my body than the other thanks to my sword arm. Some of the professional fencers I knew suffered so badly from this that they ended up with twists in their spines, so it’s really important to be careful when developing muscles to make sure that you don’t cause any lasting damage!

    • Photo: Roberto Trotta

      Roberto Trotta answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Looking at the pictures in our profile, I think I’d do whatever Nate says!!!

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