jjb1

the problem with dumbbels is that they will show any certain weakness or off balance on 1 side more than anything else

imo keep to things where both arms move together 'barbells ect'

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Ok, lets just look at this logically.
If the stimulation is the same and failure is only as strong as the weakest part then would not the failure cause the weakest part to grow?
If the other side is not getting the same amount of stimulation, then its adaptive recovery will be less.
On the weak side going to failure the adaptive recovery will be more.

Look at the calves for instance, they get the same stimulation and id bet money that they are very close in size and strength.
Sure you will have one muscle bigger than the other, we all have this, one arm is a 1/4" inch diffrent than the other, legs are diffrent sizes too, this is common.

But there could be something else at hand here.
I know my choropractor used to adjust a professional body builder, once he was out of allignment he had compromised shoulder workouts.
Once adjusted he had better shoulder workouts.
So, maybe this could be a nerve thing going on.

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jjb1

i think your 100% right with the chiropractor small adjustments in sometimes the opposite side to where you think the problem lies can solve it

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Mack

switch to your left hand.

hackskii

Haaa haaaa, had a delay reaction on that one.......nice one.....

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I never had a weakest part on my chest my right was equal to my left in strength it just wasnt in size. I think definatly posture and allignment is a large part. The worse the problem gets the worst your posture gets. This might sound strange but sub conciously you seem to try to correct the problem yourself by for example bringing your right shoulder forward to make your pecs look even. Sounds daft but i was that paranoid about it thats what i found myself doing. No one else can see the problem its just you when you look down on your chest.

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I'd be willing to bet that it's a form/mind muscle connection issue. DBs can rectify the issue only after you've corrected your form. Correcting a muscle imbalance can be simple but can also be extremely irritating. I had the OPs problem as well, I'm right handed but my left pec was better than my right.

I fixed the problem by making sure both sides of my body did the exercise in the same exact fashion. For example, the DB Bench Press. Laying flat on the bench with the DBs locked out over head. Feet flat on the ground, shoulders pulled back and down, chest high, arch in the lower back slightly exaggerated. Lower the DBs, making sure your upper arms form a 90 degree angle with your torso, and not a 45 (This will ensure maximal pec recruitment and help to take out some of the shoulders). Bring the DBs down, pause for a brief second at the bottom and then return them to the top of the movement, slowly, never locking out; you want to keep tension on your pecs at all times. Throughout the entire set, make sure you're focusing as best you can on that lagging muscle doing as much work as possible, the reason for doing it slowly.

The part that's irritating is if you haven't caught this early on, your other body parts probably will have compensated. In my case, my right shoulder was stronger than my left. So I really had to focus on my right pec doing as much of the work as possible. In addition, I paid extra special attention to my shoulder routine, correcting the strength imbalance there.

I also used pre-exhaust technique which seemed to help loads. Usually consisted of two sets of Flyes/Crossovers with a light weight for 20-30 reps, really slow and purposeful, feeling the contraction in the pecs.

If after the workout you think you can hit your right side a little more, this is what I did. I would take one DB and lay down on a flat bench. I'd take my left arm and grab onto the support underneath the pad on the bench, for stability. I'd then press the DB with my right side for 8-10 reps; the weight would be of moderate weight. After a few weeks of doing all of the aforementioned, my right pec began to respond and all was well.

If you've ever done DC training you've heard of Extreme Stretching. I would incorporate it into your routine as I believe it's really helped to grow my body, stretching the fascia tissue and funneling all that blood into there.

Just keep at it, and eventually all the hard work will pay off :P

Edit: ... Just noticed that this thread is dead ... lol, oh well.

TH&S

Good post all the same

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Robbie

I suffer from this! Ok so both my pecs are TINY but the left one is CLEARLY (to me) fuller and rounder, my left tricep is definately bigger as well.

I also put this down to me over using my left arm tbh and have moved over to my right arm to compensate ;) ;)

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newkidonthebloc

my left peck in the middle is missing some muscle and my left arm is nearly half an inch bigger than my right :S really to much ****ing i feel.

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