Originally Posted by PoorInRichfield

This may or may not apply to the OP's question, but a real "game changer" for my fitness was that a person is supposed to bend at the hips, not by curving one's lower back. Many people, including myself, have spent a lifetime bending the lower back because of a lack of flexibility in the hip area (or just not thinking about how to bend properly.)

Also, the most aero position is actually to ride with your hands on the hoods and forearms parallel to the ground. Ever since I learned that I almost have no need for the actual drops on my handlebars as I rarely put my hands there.