this was about evening pecs up with dbs...
do bd press and dont meet in the middle
say you left is bigger, push the left arm straight up and squeeze the right over to the left to meet it to increase the size of the lagging (right one)
does this really work?
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03-14-2004, 10:13 PM #1
is this true what this guy told me?
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03-14-2004, 10:41 PM #2Registered User
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never heard of that before.
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03-14-2004, 11:26 PM #3Registered User
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Uneven upper-body (and sometimes lower-body) proportion, or "lop-sidedness" is quite common for those relatively new to weightlifting. Usually, a person's dominant side will be better developed; if right-handed, then their right arm, chest, back, etc. will be larger than those on their left side, due to the fact that day after day, they do a lot more work with that dominant side. If left-handed, the left side will be larger. Another cause might be just doing more work with one side of the body than the other on a regular basis (heavy assembly line work, for example).
With a weight-training program, this left/right difference will eventually even out almost completely. Keep good form; for instance, when bench pressing, don't pull one elbow in closer to the torso than the other. Have someone watch you and check that you work both sides the same way. One thing to remember is that not even pro bodybuilders ever reach truly perfect symmetry, though no one tries harder to reach that goalaut viam inveniam aut faciam
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03-14-2004, 11:28 PM #4Registered User
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sorry i would have help but I have no idea what your asking,,,,,i read it three times and i still dont understand your language sorry man
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03-15-2004, 02:49 AM #5Registered User
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bump on this.Originally posted by 8 pak man
sorry i would have help but I have no idea what your asking,,,,,i read it three times and i still dont understand your language sorry manAge: 23
Weight: 205lbs
height: 6'
current max benchpress of 297lbs
current max deadlift of 396lbs
current max squat of 341lbs
been seriously training since mid 2003.
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03-15-2004, 08:38 AM #6Banned
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no; it's impossible ot be symmetrical
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03-15-2004, 09:12 AM #7Beastly Member
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Sounds like intentionally using poor form to me. Bad idea.
6'3'' 220lbs
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03-15-2004, 09:21 AM #8I am not here
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It is impossible to be symetrical, and it does sound like deliberate poor form to overcome a weakness that simple, consistent weight work will overcome for you.Originally posted by lgp9999
Sounds like intentionally using poor form to me. Bad idea.
You'll have poor balance on the bench when you start doing crap like that. And here comes an injury.
Just keep doing DB presses with the same weight, same reps per arm - that will force the weaker pec to catch up, since it's doing just as much work as the bigger pec.
This is a marathon, not a sprint.
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03-15-2004, 09:34 AM #9Banned
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Originally posted by zackmurphy
This is a marathon, not a sprint.
Ooooh, good saying, i'ma gona steal it
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03-15-2004, 10:32 AM #10Phoenix
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My left tricep used to be much larger than my right. (Even though I'm right handed) I tried getting the right to catch up, doing a lot of one handed work etc...
Nothing ever changed... So I gave up trying to work the right tri, and just kept up lifting like normal... The key was being an absolute nit-pick about perfect form, and not letting one arm cheat in the slightest... Then they started evening out... But still the left is a little better defined.
I think it's just something natural.6'4"
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03-15-2004, 11:44 AM #11There is no finish line.
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bump, if we are talking about chest evening out, switch to a Dumbell bench press, that should help.Originally posted by MiloMan
With a weight-training program, this left/right difference will eventually even out almost completely. Keep good form; for instance, when bench pressing, don't pull one elbow in closer to the torso than the other.
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