My left Pec is bigger than my right how do I fix side dominace?

[steveax2]

Trying to gain mass in my right pectoral muscle to even the playing field. Any suggestions?

[TKL]

do BB benchpresses and make sure you got the right form, bar parallel to the ground throughout the whole range. choose a weight where you can do this properly, and work your way up from there.

[againstXmyself]

Try using dumbbells instead of barbell presses, this will cause each pec to work independantly instead of the stronger side assisting the weak like with a barbell.

[TKL]

aahah, didn't think of that. i guess the thing is just don't cheat and let one side to the work.

[PieEyedPiper]

while no one is perfectly symetrical, the problem is most likely do to an imbalance. weak rotators? maybe weak shoulders and upper back? poor flexibility? could be a few things.

Dumbell work of all kinds is great to help the situation, but fixing the root of the problem will provide the best results.
You just have to pinpoint it.

Good luck.

[mghw]

Exactly! I have thought the same thing. An imbalance in a certain muscle is usually the result of an imbalance somewhere else...The key is recognizing this and then finding out what and where it is...

while no one is perfectly symetrical, the problem is most likely do to an imbalance. weak rotators? maybe weak shoulders and upper back? poor flexibility? could be a few things.

Dumbell work of all kinds is great to help the situation, but fixing the root of the problem will provide the best results.
You just have to pinpoint it.

Good luck.

[Skinny52]

Jesus my left pec is bigger then my right and my name is Steve. Did I write that but like when I thought I was sleeping like in Fight Club. I'm scared

[bosshogg]

my right pec look bigger than my left as well. yeah it actually LOOKS a bit bigger, its not really bigger. thats caused by the bone structure. our left
side is slightly different from the right. pay close attention to ur ribs. does each side differ from the other? sit on the middle of a chair that you can recognize the right middle of it by having your back touch its back. does
your spine touch the right middle of it? a small scoliosis may be causing
that as well since its atached to the ribcage and may twist it a little bit.
your left pec probably just look smaller than the right one, its not weaker.
after adding some size to them that difference will start to fade.
now if your left side is actually stronger than ur right side the best way
to even that is by doing the regular chest exercises with both sides working
together. they'll eventually get even since when one side cant go any
further the other will stop too. =P some of us lack some symetry yeah.
we can get huge but no mr olympia/universe for us.

[ac_surf]

Try using dumbbells instead of barbell presses, this will cause each pec to work independantly instead of the stronger side assisting the weak like with a barbell.

GREAT advice and it might be worth a rep for the simple fact that it's much better than the usual saying around the board by some people "put more weight on one side of the bar"


LOL that's so dumb!!