under developed chest /peck mussle - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

basic · 30-09-2005, 05:11 PM

hi' all
my name is bri' im 49 and live in kent uk.
for a number of years i have been suffering from a under developed left hand chest mussle.

this occures in 1 in 100.000 people, trust me to get it er''. it looks a bit like a shark attack on my left hand side,of my chest. its not been so bad before because i kept my top on, but now ive joined a gym and my god there are mirrors everywhere, in the changing room, so i notice this a lot more now.
i have been told that if i bench press on the smith machine, it will catch up.
but i dont think it will, ill proberly end up with 36bb on my right and a 32a on my left.

what i would like from you guys is some help please' to build this side up, different exercises, or any info on this at all would be very helpfull.
i dont take any supps or anything like that, also if any of you would like to see a pic, so that you can get some idea of what im talking about, you can email me and ill email it back to you.

i hope someone can help'
keep up the good work on this forum
cheers basic

Nev · 30-09-2005, 05:39 PM

smith machine will not help dumbell presses would be best . that will sort it out i think

samurai69 · 30-09-2005, 07:46 PM

Stick with the dumbells and do 2 or 3 extra reps on the weaker side per set...should soon balance things up strength wise atleast

**hackskii** · 01-10-2005, 01:37 AM

Good advice from above.

The reason why the dumbells are preferred is because both sides have to push evenly.
You cant overpush with one side using dumbbells.
Use dumbells on everything for chest.

Carnivore · 02-10-2005, 02:40 PM

if its a pure genetic problem, there maybe not much you can do about it, some dude on another forum had a single pec implant done as his was quite noticeable, i know this stands against everything we strive for but it could be the only way around a symmetry problem.

**hackskii** · 02-10-2005, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carnivore

if its a pure genetic problem, there maybe not much you can do about it, some dude on another forum had a single pec implant done as his was quite noticeable, i know this stands against everything we strive for but it could be the only way around a symmetry problem.

Man, that was good.

ONE SMART COOKIE · 02-10-2005, 09:34 PM

Try tensing the weak pec inbetween sets,like isotension in a way,this will make the muscle fibres fire more and also hit them at a deeper level as your keeping the intensity on...check out a few competitive bbers and you`ll notice most have one pec weaker than the other...reason...we all favour oneside in a side chest pose..so the best side gets extra work....

30-09-2005, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
basic Newbie Trainer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: kent Posts: 1	under developed chest /peck mussle hi' all my name is bri' im 49 and live in kent uk. for a number of years i have been suffering from a under developed left hand chest mussle. this occures in 1 in 100.000 people, trust me to get it er''. it looks a bit like a shark attack on my left hand side,of my chest. its not been so bad before because i kept my top on, but now ive joined a gym and my god there are mirrors everywhere, in the changing room, so i notice this a lot more now. i have been told that if i bench press on the smith machine, it will catch up. but i dont think it will, ill proberly end up with 36bb on my right and a 32a on my left. what i would like from you guys is some help please' to build this side up, different exercises, or any info on this at all would be very helpfull. i dont take any supps or anything like that, also if any of you would like to see a pic, so that you can get some idea of what im talking about, you can email me and ill email it back to you. i hope someone can help' keep up the good work on this forum cheers basic

30-09-2005, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nev Looking Freaky Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: u.k Posts: 512	smith machine will not help dumbell presses would be best . that will sort it out i think Last edited by Nev; 30-09-2005 at 09:05 PM.

01-10-2005, 01:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 24,415	Good advice from above. The reason why the dumbells are preferred is because both sides have to push evenly. You cant overpush with one side using dumbbells. Use dumbells on everything for chest. __________________ Scott

30-09-2005, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
samurai69 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mid Portugal - by the sea Posts: 3,075	Stick with the dumbells and do 2 or 3 extra reps on the weaker side per set...should soon balance things up strength wise atleast

02-10-2005, 02:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Carnivore Somewhere between depressed and suicidal Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: location, location Posts: 1,077	if its a pure genetic problem, there maybe not much you can do about it, some dude on another forum had a single pec implant done as his was quite noticeable, i know this stands against everything we strive for but it could be the only way around a symmetry problem.

02-10-2005, 09:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
ONE SMART COOKIE cerca trova Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,020	Try tensing the weak pec inbetween sets,like isotension in a way,this will make the muscle fibres fire more and also hit them at a deeper level as your keeping the intensity on...check out a few competitive bbers and you`ll notice most have one pec weaker than the other...reason...we all favour oneside in a side chest pose..so the best side gets extra work....