Physical Therapists Brad Heineck and Bob Schrupp demonstrate how to stop slouching and build muscle to help prevent it from occurring.
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Question by : What muscles to work out to stop slouching?
I have a slight problem slouching, so what muscles do you work out to tighten up your posture.. any work out recommendations? Note, I only use free weights, no machines or wires..
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Answer by Jeremy
Anything that works your back would be great. Really your erector spinae should be targeted along with your rhomboids. Some exercises to consider would be bent over rows, pullups, reverse flys (when you lay face down), deadlifts, and back extensions. The last two would probably help the most.
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Question by Curiosity: When will I stop “developing”? Am I wearing the right size? Should I worry?
When will I stop “developing”?
I’m 16 years old, African American, 5’4″ and I weigh 158.2 pounds. I think I started growing when I was around 10, though I don’t remember being identified with a certain bra size until I began menstruating; my mum and older sisters examined me and determined me to be a 34B. I was 11, almost 12. When I was 12, no one made a big deal about my “mosquito bites”, as my older sister Love liked to call them. Then before I knew it, I was wearing a 36C (13 years old), though I know that wasn’t the right band size; I was not fitted then. I always had a suspicion that I was still growing. I finally had my first fitting. I was needed 34D bras (14-15 years old). I was fitted for this size at Macy’s. I currently wear a 34DDD (or 34F). I have worn this size for maybe 8 months – a year now. One day, I woke up and my bosom felt heavier, like I’d grown over night. (Is it normal to skip an entire cup size without even noticing?) I decided to see if I’d actually grown. So I went online to find out. After printing out a tape measure from www.herroom.com and following the directions to measure myself, I called Bare Essentials to give them my measurements. They told me that I was a 34DDD (or F). I still couldn’t believe it so I called Love and she told me the same thing.
Love is the sole notable, relevant relative with a similar size and similar measurements as me. She wears a 36DDD (or F). She makes fun of me, saying that I will have bigger breasts than her. She said she didn’t reach the size she is now until she was at least 18.
So, based on this information, can you answer this question?
Am I wearing the right size?
If you guys want to check for me to make sure, my measurements are:
34” (band size)
40” (bust circumference)
I haven’t always been this weight either. I definitely didn’t weigh this much at 11. I have been on the heavy side for a while though. It was gradual. I think I gained weight when my breasts developed more (ie. I was a little smaller as a D cup and even smaller as a C cup). People have a hard time believing me when I tell them my [cup] size. I have slightly wider shoulders than most girls, I’m sure. That may be something that hides them as well. People don’t stare at my chest because they don’t notice. I remember being called slim pre-puberty. I’m not blaming my weight on my breasts either. Is it possible that my band size is no longer 34”, that it has gone up to 36”? I’m positive that my bust is still 40”. What would that make me?
Should I worry?
This may sound gross, especially to guys, but my breasts aren’t exactly “perky”. This may sound slightly lesbionic (I’m sure I just made that word up) but I don’t really care right now. Sometimes I look at other girls’ chest areas and try to compare them to mine. I’m not worried about the size but theirs always seem to be perfectly shaped. I usually begin to covet their shape. Is it possible that this can be corrected? (Before you all ask, I’m a virgin so I don’t want to impress a guy. I just want to feel comfortable, literally, in my own skin. And no, I don’t want to undergo cosmetic surgery when I turn 18; I come from a not-so-well-off family anyhow. We’re actually “economically disadvantaged”.)
My nipples, I think, are rather small. I, again, am extremely self-conscious about this trait. What’s the issue? Is there an average female nipple size? (My areolas are fine)
Is it true that you can develop back problems because of “big boobs”? I practice pretty good posture; I carry books on my head for long periods of time. But are there bras and other affordable garments that I could use?
Also, I don’t like the selection of bras that is available to me; they aren’t cute. I’d like to have bras that give me a nice shape. Even though I don’t really need it, I’d like find push-up bras that I can wear. Have any suggestions in this area?
Those are all the questions I have…thank you 
P.S. Sorry it was so long.
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Answer by Teressa
I had a similar ‘growth’ story to you I think, I was wearing an incorrect bra size for YEARS in my midteens. I remember first having little boobs when I was 11 or so. I was in 36Ds for a long time in my midteens, they fit horribly, but I didn’t know the difference. I just thought all bras sucked. I stopped growing at 18 I think (long after I stopped growing height-wise 
) and not sit at a 32FF.
Larger breasts just sit differently than smaller ones and often extend more onto the sides of your chest. This can make them look weird compared to smaller ones, but they are not! They are just as beautiful, if not more so, its just a different shape than we are used to seeing on models or other people. It is important to get a bra that fits well, with cups extending out to the sides to acommadate. Your bra should not ride up and the wires between your breasts should sit flat against your ribcage.
I don’t think there is an ‘average’ nipple size. Its not something I’d worry about if I were you. I’m sure they are just fine. There is wide variation for women, just like all other parts of our bodies.
It is true that big boobs can cause back problems, but it isn’t always that way. The extra weight on the front of your body can be a strain for some women. Practicing good posture is an excellent way to help prevent future problems. Yay for you! Also, try to regularly stretch your chest, shoulder and upper back muscles because they can get very tight, being pulled in by your boobs. I had this problem with mine. It is also important to wear a properly fitting supportive bra to prevent back problems.
As for all the ugly overpriced bras we are expected to wear, I found my solution at this website: http://www.figleaves.com/uk/home.asp?src=GOUKbr_global&gclid=CJb9rpfriKUCFQpvbAodYHDPOw
They actually have some pretty ones at fair prices! And their shipping and return policy is really good. They even have push-up styles for us bigger girls. Just use the search bar on the left to find what is available in your size
One final note, taking measurements to determine size gets more inaccurate the bigger you get. You should try to get fitted at a store, and try on bras in that size to see if they are comfortable. Then this will help you decide on your own for sizing if you do get one from figleaves.
Good luck!
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I’ve attended exactly one huge Con in my life: the 1999 San Diego Comic-Con. It was sort of the perfect storm. I desperately needed to go out and have some fun. There were many contributing factors, but more than anything else my schedule of work and travel had been pretty punitive all year long. For some reason, my perfume had lingered in the air and week after week, people wanted me to fly somewhere to give a talk, or there was some sort of huge conference for me to cover or to speak at.
Perversely, I decided that the best remedy would be a little hair of the dog: I should definitely attend a huge convention where I would have absolutely no responsibilities. No columns to write, no talks to give, no nothing. It was beautiful. I wandered through the packed hall like a spectre. And the icing on the cake: I ran into plenty of friends, and encountered plenty of readers who stopped me when they saw my name badge and said something nice.
(And here’s something that will absolutely sicken anybody who tried to book a hotel room for this year’s Con but found that the entire city of San Diego had sold out sixs months in advance: I have a cousin who works for Mr. Marriott himself. She’d always urged me to exploit her power if I ever needed a room somewhere. The decision to attend was made just two weeks before the show and everything had been sold-out for months…and yet she handily got me a room in the Marriott right across from the convention center, at an utterly absurd rate.)
Most of my photos from SDCC99 are "Lost" in the sense that they’re on film, so they’re hard to get at. I’d brought a digital, but I dropped and broke it two hours into the show and wound shooting with my 35mm SLR for the remaining three days. I desperately need to find a print of this so I can make a decent scan.
Have I made my point about costuming, yet? This is a perfect — perfect — Delenn. She looks so much like Mira Furlan that I suppose the only way she could attend the Con and not be mobbed for autographs would be (oddly enough) to dress in costume as the character. And the costume itself is spot-on.
And her kids are no slouches, either. The point is that you don’t have to have a perfect costume: you just have to demonstrate that you put in some sort of effort and that you gave some thought about what sort of costume would work for you.
If, on the other hand, you crammed your 320-poundness into a sheer leotard with a Batman logo Sharpied over the chest, and the general public can see both the underwear you’re wearing beneath the leotard and the stuff you’ve got under the underpants…well, that’s just plain tragic. People shouldn’t make fun of you (I long ago stopped taking pictures of costumes that don’t work) but at the same time, you shouldn’t claim to be shocked, disappointed, and outraged that you were at the center of a cloud of giggling as you made your stately way through the convention.
Kids get an automatic waiver on this responsibility, of course. But for all other costume-wearers, a mirror and the ability to observe oneself objectively are the most important tools.
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It’s not completely fair to compare a 1983 lens to one from 1999… but still, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a clearer demonstration of the "rangefinder advantage" when it comes to lens size.
Both of these lenses are 35mm focal lengths, with apertures wider than f/2.0.
Lenses for SLR cameras (like the Canon AE-1 on the left) must allow room for the reflex mirror to flip out of the way. Whenever the focal length of the lens is shorter than about 40mm, the optical design must be a highly asymmetrical "retrofocus" design.
A lens for a rangefinder camera has no such limitation, and so can have its rear lens element quite close to the film (although some RF bodies require clearance for light-meter cells or other obstructions).
So even for short focal lengths, rangefinders can use compact, nearly-symmetrical lens designs (which offers advantages for abberation correction). The Cosina-made 35/1.7 Ultron here isn’t symmetrical though: It’s an odd configuration of 8 elements in 6 groups, using a concave front element and an aspheric rear one.
Anyway, the Ultron is a great lens–probably the second one I’d rescue from a burning building, after my beloved Zuiko 85/2.0.
But my new Vivitar 35/1.9 seems to be no slouch either. It was made by Komine (although it’s not one of the elite "Series 1" lenses) and was laughably cheap–like, about 10% of the Ultron’s price.
As shown here, the Canon camera & lens is 68% heavier than the Voigtländer. For the lenses alone, it’s 376g for the Vivitar versus 197g for the Ultron (which remember, is even a fraction of a stop faster).
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