Training the big muscles for postural benefits

I went to visit a private physio recently, and he completely negated a lot of what i'd been told in the past by previous therapists. He said that for somebody who has complex muscle imbalances, in the body if you train the BIG muscles such as glutes, hamstrings, quads etc, then the smaller postural muscles will follow. From you experiences as practitioners, how true is this? Is there a place for all the wishy washy movements that clients are often told to do like pelvic floor exercises or external rotation exercises, when In actuality if a client is say "externally rotated with a kyphotic posture" then actually the best thing for them are rowing and back exercises.

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Originally Posted by totalwreck

I went to visit a private physio recently, and he completely negated a lot of what i'd been told in the past by previous therapists. He said that for somebody who has complex muscle imbalances, in the body if you train the BIG muscles such as glutes, hamstrings, quads etc, then the smaller postural muscles will follow. From you experiences as practitioners, how true is this? Is there a place for all the wishy washy movements that clients are often told to do like pelvic floor exercises or external rotation exercises, when In actuality if a client is say "externally rotated with a kyphotic posture" then actually the best thing for them are rowing and back exercises.

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The best exercises are the ones that will get done. So if you enjoy the finer exercises that often is included with Pilates etc then join a Pilates class. If you find it time consuming and non-functional but just wants to exercise, then exercise the big muscles but in combination ways that is more dynamic and combined, the way we use our body every day. Or of you enjoy concentrating on single muscle groups to start with then do that.
Just find what you enjoy and do it to the best of your ability and stick to it, but also as your body gets used to it, progress it and mix it up.