With the ever so popular reign of the bench press many people feel as long as they are doing some sort of rowing or pull variation that they are negating any imbalances. But what you end up seeing is the rounded shoulders, highly developed rhomboids, and some winging in the scapula. Why does this happen? Because people neglect the lower traps. The significance of the low traps is they upwardly rotate the scapula and are the antagonist of the pec minor. If the pec minor becomes too over powering people find it hard to retract or clear the scapula when performing arm motions such as hitting a vollyball and throwing. This allows your humurus to glide anteriorly causing a variety of problems. So when conjuring up a program dont neglect the low traps. Some great exercieses to include could be prone I or Y. Split Stance Cable Rows, and making sure your pull up are full hang to chest touching the bar. This will go a long way for you shoulder health and bring up that good ole' bench press.
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