Increasingly, the news feed in in social networks replete with photographs, the content of which, to put it mildly, surprises. Gone are the "duck lips" of girls. But they were replaced by a new misfortune - an unknown "syndrome wide back"In young men. What is it, where did it come from and how to deal with it if the disease spreads to your friends, we will tell below.
Causes
IN Lately the cult of the athletic relief body is gaining momentum. Multimedia characters, and not only athletes, but also performers of musical compositions, film actors build up mountains of muscles literally before our eyes. “We need to pump up,” the phrase already sounds like a hymn to the beauty of the male body. This cannot pass by impressionable youth. But behind beautiful bodies is many hours of work in the gym. Everyone wants to be beautiful, but not everyone has enough diligence for this. Probably, this is where the so-called "broad back syndrome" originates (sometimes the word "imaginary" is added to the term). What is it?
What is "broad back syndrome"?
So the symptoms are:
- the back is straightened like an arrow. The look is usually the same - sharp, resolute, even a little aggressive;
- the hands are unnaturally arranged either in a semicircle, or in a “semi-square”. It seems that a person is carrying two car tires, but we do not see them;
- a person’s stomach is usually either dried up literally to the back, or it stands out in a semicircle and makes one think about the option of pregnancy in men.
Hence the physique prone to disease. These are either very thin guys, or plump ones with a loose body mass, which they proudly call muscular.
It is by such signs that we will find "sick", according to the growing number of which this disease can safely receive the status of an epidemic.
The second name of the disease - "turnikmen's back syndrome" - comes from the comic phrase "horizontal bar" and "men". This option conveys the essence of the problem even more clearly. That is, a person suffering from this "syndrome" takes such a posture and gait, as if in his arms big muscles or broad back. But in reality this is not so.
Can we cure the syndrome?
This question, fortunately, has a positive answer. Often the "illness" goes away with age or life experience.
In fact, if you leave the irony, everything will not be so fun. It does not say anything good that young guys in their desire to be beautiful and strong do not achieve this, but only imagine the effect. This state is akin to how a boy from an average family breaks out on free bread and begins to squander money to show that he is rich.
The psychological background of the syndrome is deep enough. It's not just about dissatisfaction with your body, but also about unwillingness or laziness to work on improvement. Guys with "broad back syndrome" are trying to deceive not only the camera lens, but also themselves. This style of behavior will not lead to anything good. Therefore, if you see such a photo of your loved one, urgently save him. We offer two optimal solutions. First, make sure you like him the way he is. Second - give a subscription to the gym, and let the inflated back be not a fantasy, but a reality.
If you look around, then you probably met guys with protruding elbows. This is the so-called imaginary broad back syndrome. In fact, this is already a disease. Most often, this disease affects adolescent boys who are very fond of hanging on the horizontal bar. These guys don't look good. The forearms are turned up, the elbows are pulled back, the head rests against the back of the head. Consider the causes of such a syndrome.
Emergence factors
Currently about beautiful body All young guys dream of an athlete. Favorite film actors and performers of modern songs amaze with their inflated relief body and literally beckon all young men to look as beautiful as they are. After all, just say a word about their unformed body to impressionable young people - and tomorrow you see them a guy not just walking on the street, but hanging on street horizontal bar or involved in school gym. How much self-esteem is hurt! Of course, one session to build muscle and strong hands too little. After all, many do not even realize what it costs the same singers or actors. They do not know that this is a long hard work on themselves and their bodies, grueling workouts in the gym almost every day. Most likely, this is where the "broad back syndrome" begins.
What it is?
IN modern world you can see that a man with protruding arms is not all right with his body. Yes it is. This disease is called "broad back syndrome". It may look like a kind of abduction of the elbows of the hands in different directions with reflex extension shoulders. It is usually accompanied by a bizarre facial expression. Most of all, this disease occurs in children and adolescents, mainly in thin guys. It can manifest itself even after several sessions on the simulator: the young man immediately feels like a real jock.
An immediate aggravation of the traumatic "broad back syndrome" will be the appearance of cameras and persons of the opposite sex. This will be followed by exposure of the back and abdomen (or the so-called torso), a change in the timbre of the voice.
Timely treatment
Unfortunately, "broad back syndrome" therapy does not lend itself at all. Over time, everything goes away on its own. There is even an assumption that our distant ancestors also stood in a pose with protruding elbows in order to scare their enemy and look as scary as possible. Or vice versa, to seem more powerful and beautiful for your beloved woman.
Bitter truth
If you look at it from a different point of view, it turns out that this disease is not as harmless as it seems at first glance. The problem of dissatisfaction with your body is a psychological one. It negatively affects the boy at a young age and is expressed in his desire to change his male figure in an instant. Young men who have broad back syndrome want to look beautiful not only for cameras, but also for themselves, thereby being deceived. This kind of behavior is bad for the boy. It is necessary to talk with a young man as often as possible. Tell him how beautiful he is, that you like it in its natural form. Or advise him a good fitness club where you can really build up your muscle mass. The thin torso will no longer be so noticeable and long arms. Remember that young successful guys tend to deeply exaggerate their strengths and argue with others, especially adults. To convince the young man will not be so easy.
Ambulance
It is necessary to approach the situation comprehensively. In any case, this problem is solvable, but training alone is not enough. Everything lies deep in the subconscious of the young man, and the right way to cure the patient is individual psychotherapy. At a young age, all obstacles are unimportant, there would be purposefulness and self-confidence. Much can be done by relatives and closest acquaintances. The opinion of others plays a very important role for a young man who is unsure of himself.
Many girls like a beautiful male figure, but not many guys manage to achieve the desired result. Therefore, young people are ready to do a lot in order to get the long-awaited inflated body. This is where such a disease as imaginary broad back syndrome comes from. It looks especially stupid on tall and thin guys. Young guys think that they can do everything, and that with their walk they will slay all the girls on the spot. From the outside, it doesn't look quite right. Young men tilt their heads back and spread their legs wide while normal walking ostensibly seeking the respect of his friends. In fact, such a gait only causes the laughter of others. Of course, such walking helps young people move in inclement weather or in strong winds (and this is how sailors moved on ships), but in ordinary life this walk looks ridiculous. This is what overconfidence can lead to.
What it is
Men who train regularly in the gym, as a rule, have a great figure. A wide back, pumped up biceps and triceps form a specific posture and a certain position of the hands in relation to the body - as if “on the fly”. When this position is caused by the physique, it looks harmonious and natural.
But more and more often on the streets there are teenagers and young men, to put it mildly, of a delicate physique, whose arms are taken away from the body and slightly bent at the elbows, as if they are about to raise their hands. It looks funny and ridiculous. This phenomenon is called “imaginary wide back syndrome”, sometimes it is also called “hanger syndrome”. What prevents thin youths from “wearing” their hands in a natural position? Despite the word "syndrome", it is not a disease in the truest sense of the word. It's more of a psychology thing. The boys, who look like disheveled chicks, are sincerely sure that they are real alphas (alpha males in slang).
Where does it come from?
Being pumped up, strong, muscular is beautiful, fashionable. Hundreds of young people are constantly training to achieve desired result. But not all. Someone lacks patience, strength, will, because the path to relief muscles is long and difficult. And I want to look like Rambo. And impatient guys wishful thinking - sticking out his arms, as if they were holding pumped up back muscles - and the hero, the same as an idol from his favorite movie.
Sometimes broad back syndrome manifests itself in beginners who have visited a couple of times gym, but confident that their figure already causes admiring and envious glances.
Skinny guys with an unathletic physique posing as regulars in gyms look especially ridiculous. Young men are sure that they look great and others are delighted with their coolness. In fact, they evoke condescending smiles at best, ridicule at worst.
The main victims of the "syndrome" are teenagers. As a rule, they are far from sports, active social life, unrecognized by the team and unsure of themselves. This is an attempt to present himself as a strong and confident guy in the only way available.
There is a version that this phenomenon came to us from the distant past, when people were still not far from monkeys and our male ancestors raised their hands to attract the attention of women and tried to appear larger and more powerful.
However, professional psychologists do not support this version, noting that the nature of the disease is psychological.
What is manifested
It is very easy to distinguish among the surrounding people suffering from broad back syndrome. They hold their backs excessively straight, as if their spine is incapable of bending, and the muscular frame of the body is very weak. On the contrary, they can defiantly stoop, as is typical for swimmers, wrestlers, and weightlifters. The facial expression is unnaturally tense, the chin may be forward, hinting at powerful jaws. The look of these young men is stern, even a little threatening, intent, as if they are at least “drilling through” the one they are looking at. The arms are pulled away from the body to the sides and slightly bent at the elbows, as if the person is carrying some objects under the armpits.
"Sick" people often post photos in this form on social networks. When a combination of these signs is present, it is a sign that the person needs treatment.
As soon as a photo or video equipment appears in the field of view, teenagers begin to demonstrate their "puffed up" especially diligently. The disease also manifests itself very strongly in public places where you need to undress - in the pool, on the beach, at the doctor's office, in the locker room. The young men try to demonstrate the width of the back during mass events especially in a company. But the disease reaches its climax if there are girls nearby who are of interest.
In speech, these guys often use sports slang in place and out of place, obsessively demonstrating their belonging to the world of professional strongmen.
It's not funny
As a rule, others treat broad back syndrome with irony, considering its manifestations to be teenage demonstrativeness that does not pose a danger. In fact, the disease is far from being so harmless, and serious attention should be paid to it. This is a serious psychological deviation. A teenager gives out wishful thinking. He does not form an algorithm for achieving the goal: the goal is the stages of achievement with the application of efforts - the result. He demonstrates a “wide” back not only to those around him, but he himself sincerely believes that he looks powerful and brutal, that is, he deceives himself without realizing it. If you do not pay attention to these symptoms in time, they can begin to manifest themselves in other areas of life. For example, he believed that he was smart and had already mastered the entire school curriculum, he was ready for exams - he stopped studying, flunked the exam. This is far from the most serious example. The main danger is that a child can sincerely believe that in order to get what he wants, you only need to want, and not only when it comes to him alone, but also in relation to other people.
Another scenario is possible, and also unpleasant. In the end, the young man realizes how ridiculous he is - the ridicule of others will help him in this. As a result - a decrease in self-esteem, complexes, depressive syndrome. Therefore, broad back syndrome is a wake-up call for parents, teachers, school psychologists - the child needs help.
By the way, from a physical point of view, broad back syndrome is also harmful: the body is constantly in tension, in an unnatural position, muscle spasms occur, which can lead to disruption of the normal functioning of the body.
How to treat
Broad back syndrome can be cured if you take the problem seriously. If adults notice the disease in time, it will be easier to cure it.
Teens need to be talked to. It would not be superfluous to talk about the fact that such behavior looks ridiculous and about his possible consequences. But in no case do not laugh at him and do not humiliate him. He must understand that his behavior in the eyes of others looks ridiculous, but close people tell him all these unpleasant things to help and get rid of ridicule. It is necessary to tell that he looks good, that his figure is already attractive. Need to explain what if he wants to do appearance even more attractive, only sports will help, but not drawing in public.
You can choose a gym with your child, go there, talk with a trainer, choose a training program. In the future, it is necessary to support the teenager, especially when it will be difficult for him and want to quit classes, constantly be interested in his success, and note the slightest changes for the better.
You can suggest replacing funny photos on social networks with photos from training, showing that a teenager not only wants to get perfect body but also knows how to get things done.
But besides this, psychological treatment is also necessary, especially if the situation is running. If parents understand that their words do not "reach" the child, it is better to seek help from a professional psychologist. It is important to get to the subconscious and change the perception of reality and the very model of behavior.