I don't have picture unfortunately but I have been BACK in the gym for only 2 weeks and it seems that might left arm is significantly bigger than my right. I went to the gym for 3 months last year but quit and now I'm back.
Anyways my left arm/bicep has the slightest bit of tightness in it, as if I just finished a workout while my right arm is feeling 100%. Is there any logical reason why my left arm is so much bigger than my right? I am not stupid and workout only my left arm by itself. All my workouts are equal as they should be...
Maybe in the gym when I do preacher curls, am I favoring the left side without knowing until now?
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01-13-2010, 11:13 AM #1
One bicep bigger than the other?!?!
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01-13-2010, 11:45 AM #2
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01-13-2010, 11:49 AM #3
How much bigger is the other arm? It's quite normal that your weaker arm/side is less muscular than the stronger. My left arm has always been about 1cm(0.4 in) smaller than the right one, and my left side in general seems to be smaller. I started using dumbbells for all exercises because my right side always does most of the work. My chest has evened out noticeably ever since I started doing dumbbell bench press. You might wanna give it a try too.
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01-13-2010, 11:52 AM #4
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01-13-2010, 12:51 PM #5
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01-13-2010, 01:18 PM #6
This is a funny thread. I'm laughing because I thought I was the only one experiencing this. When my recent measurements were taken, my left bicep was slightly bigger than my right. And, I'm right-handed which is really weird?????
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01-13-2010, 01:22 PM #7
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01-13-2010, 01:27 PM #8
What difference in size are we talking about? Usually it happens that one arm is stronger/bigger than the other. This is mainly because of one being left handed or right handed. A right handed person would naturally have slightly bigger and stronger right arm. So don't worry about it unless the difference is relatively great.
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01-13-2010, 01:55 PM #10
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bet you notice one arm gets tired quicker when doing single arms too. usually people(w/o realizing it) squeeze harder on thier non-dominate arm(left for you) because the other one "goes up easier". lift slower and concentrate on the squeeze, should help, and get a better pump.
basicly re-saying what tinfoil saidLast edited by BlazerINtheWork; 01-13-2010 at 01:57 PM. Reason: givin the man some credit
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01-13-2010, 01:56 PM #11
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01-13-2010, 02:21 PM #13
This. If you have any significant muscle imbalances and you are just getting back into the gym, the best idea is to use as many, if not all, unilateral movements as possible. Continue training with unilateral movements training the weaker side first (or maybe alternating weak/strong/weak/strong etc. with something like bicep curls), and never do more reps on the strong side than on the weak side. For example, if you do ten bicep curls with your weak arm, only do ten with the strong one, even if you feel you can do more.
Keep working out like this until they begin to even out. I would suggest doing this for at least a month. When they even out, then you can use bilateral movements. If you continue doing bilateral movements when one muscle is weaker, you are likely to favor (ie. tilt the weight onto) the strong side, furthering this imbalance. This is what I have been doing to even out my arms mostly and a little bit my pecs too. Good luck.
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01-13-2010, 09:55 PM #14
A couple people are saying that because we are right handed, during workouts we use our non dominant hand/arm more.
After reading what people have been saying I suspect that maybe because of this, our non dominant arm gets bigger because we simply don't use it as much in our daily lives. Thus, our non dominant arm gets bigger because it is reacting more to the weight lifting than our dominant arm. Our left arm is compensating for this "new" exercise while our dominant hand is used more in daily life so the exercise isn't as "new".
This is all my personal "theory" or opinion so I'm not claiming it's true.
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03-13-2011, 07:16 PM #16
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I have the same issue^ it's pretty fackin annoying, but just remember that when people see you they don't go "Did you see that left bicep is different than the other", you just probably noticed it one day and have been focusing on it. ? Agree anyone? It's not that big of deal. But still.
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03-13-2011, 07:26 PM #17
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im right handed... my right bicep is bigger but also less toned.
ive been trying to carry heavy things and other things like that in my left hand..open doors. get off the couch.. all with my left.. try to make it stronger that wayADDICTED
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