Uneven Development

Robin Hood · 12-28-2004, 10:05 PM

What do you do when one side of your body has more development than the other. I'm left handed and my left bicep and tricep are more cut and developed than the right. I've read that you do the same number of reps with your stronger arm as you do with the weaker one and eventually the weaker side will catch up. Another person suggested that I should do more reps on the weaker side.

Advice is appreciated.

PreMier · 12-28-2004, 10:08 PM

Definately use the same weight/reps with both arms.

Also, it would be out of the ordinary if you were perfectly symmetrical.. Last I checked my arms were about 1/4inch off from one another, same with calves.

**Dale Mabry** · 12-28-2004, 11:06 PM

Start doing stuff with your other hand, but keep your work out as you have. Carry your briefcase/backpack with your non-dominant hand and make it a point to nearly always grab stuff with that hand until they even out.

**Prince** · 12-28-2004, 11:12 PM

no one is perfectly symmetrical and of course some are more symmetrical than others...

I had to deal with this problem first hand after my nerve injury, in which I did extra sets on the weaker side, but my problem was not only size but strength too so that might not be a good example.

Egoatdoor · 12-28-2004, 11:27 PM

I am extremely right handed. My back and hamstrings in particular have gotten much bigger on the right side than the left and it is very obvious in the mirror.

Every other workout, I've started doing either one arm rows or cable rows for the left side only 2-3 sets and leg curls left leg only also. I've also consciously tried to make sure I really feel the left side contracting the muscle on other exercises and on things like one arm rows and lunges, I do the left side first before the right.

**CowPimp** · 12-28-2004, 11:57 PM

Use barbells. When doing one handed/legged movements, I start with the weaker body part and match the weaker side with the stronger one.

ASSPUNCTURE · 12-29-2004, 12:09 AM

dale mabry has got it

its all about the coordination and mind muscle connection to that muscle

Robin Hood · 12-29-2004, 08:11 AM

Thanks everyone. I had incorporated single arm exercises (ie. one arm cable pull down) into my program along with exercises that require both arms simultaneously so that my stronger and bigger arm doesn't take away from the work that my weaker arm does. I do the same with legs too.

**Mudge** · 12-29-2004, 02:06 PM

It is normal, but if the variance is extremely noticeable, it could be a sign of scoliosis.

My arms are maybe 1/2" apart, I dont check that often.

12-28-2004, 10:05 PM	#1
Robin Hood Shut up and train! Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 267	Uneven Development What do you do when one side of your body has more development than the other. I'm left handed and my left bicep and tricep are more cut and developed than the right. I've read that you do the same number of reps with your stronger arm as you do with the weaker one and eventually the weaker side will catch up. Another person suggested that I should do more reps on the weaker side. Advice is appreciated.
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PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,273 Photos: 2	Definately use the same weight/reps with both arms. Also, it would be out of the ordinary if you were perfectly symmetrical.. Last I checked my arms were about 1/4inch off from one another, same with calves.
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12-28-2004, 11:27 PM	#5
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	I am extremely right handed. My back and hamstrings in particular have gotten much bigger on the right side than the left and it is very obvious in the mirror. Every other workout, I've started doing either one arm rows or cable rows for the left side only 2-3 sets and leg curls left leg only also. I've also consciously tried to make sure I really feel the left side contracting the muscle on other exercises and on things like one arm rows and lunges, I do the left side first before the right.
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12-29-2004, 08:11 AM	#8
Robin Hood Shut up and train! Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 267	Thanks everyone. I had incorporated single arm exercises (ie. one arm cable pull down) into my program along with exercises that require both arms simultaneously so that my stronger and bigger arm doesn't take away from the work that my weaker arm does. I do the same with legs too.
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12-29-2004, 02:06 PM	#9
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