Hey, Ive been working out serious since the start of June, and all this time and even before I started working out serious, my left pec has been bigger than my right. Any ideas why and how to fix that? I was told on this forum that if I just work out it will even out, but it hasn't yet.
I was thinking that this could have happened because for the last 10 years I have been a competitive ice hockey player and I shoot left. When I shoot, pass, stick handle, etc. all my force is going in my left arm when my right arm just holds the top of the stick and doesn't do as much work as my left. Could this be a big key as to why my left pec is much bigger?
Thanks for any response or help you can give me. -- much appreciated.
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Thread: One pec bigger than the other
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07-07-2006, 10:34 PM #1
One pec bigger than the other
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07-07-2006, 10:47 PM #2
I have the same prob, as do many people. Theres 2 main reasons, one is that you have a better mind muscle connection in your left peck, as I do, its way easier for me to flex the left one as appose to the right. Second is that your right delt will be stronger if your right handed, just from every day activities, example for me would be dishwashing for 4 years, scrubbing hundreds of pans a night takes its toll. So if your right delt is stronger, then the peck has to do less work to get the weight up, resulting in imbalance. I recomend stopping short 2 reps before failure on left, and keep going on right, using machines for this is much easier. Also focus your mind on your right peck. Im still working on getting mine even, but im sure this advice is bound to work. I guess you can also do the opposite and do an extra set for your left front delt, maybe like a 4 or 5 rep set, to get the strength up, but keep growth limited, assuming theyre already symetrical.
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07-07-2006, 10:57 PM #3
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07-11-2006, 06:24 PM #7
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07-11-2006, 07:26 PM #8
im sorry, but damnit this question comes up all the time, yet nobody ever seems to know how to correct it. switch to dumbells for a while!!!!!! with chest for example. each pec has equal weight stressed on it. the weaker pec will have to work harder to lift the weight than the stronger pec. over time with db's the will correct themselves
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07-11-2006, 09:34 PM #9Originally Posted by brighteyes
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07-12-2006, 12:31 PM #10
I know switching to dumbbells would help for evening out the pec major, but what about the pec minor? According to exrx.net, it is not involved in any dumbbell or barbell chest movements - just dips. I would think of leaning, but that would just make the shoulders and the triceps on the stronger on one side, which would then lead to even more muscular imbalance. So how would you even out the pec minor?
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02-14-2008, 08:40 PM #11
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11-30-2008, 11:21 AM #15
one pec bigger then the other eh?
well I love to reaserch and learn about this kind of thing....I know I'm yung but don't underestimate me lol.
but if you want to even it out then it's quite simple. You can do dips or standing flies with the cables! you must also acknowledge that the male has an uneven set of ribs compared to a female! You know back in the garden with adam and eve? how God took adams rib and made eve? anyway all males have one less rib on one side then the other! this will also unbalance your chest! My chest is ublalanced as well, but if you look, most guys are ubalanced! for instants; I'm right handed yet my left pec is bigger! thats just how it is! just make sure to always do the same amount on both sides. If one pec is STRONGER then the other, then start with the weaker one and end with the weaker one for a couple of months untill they're the same...those exersises will be good for your core too because you should be doing one side at a time!
I hope this helpedLast edited by prozack12; 11-30-2008 at 11:27 AM. Reason: spelling errors
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06-28-2009, 06:57 AM #16
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02-09-2010, 04:51 PM #26
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Ok well... Most of you are very wrong. Two main reasons:
One side may be stronger than the other...
But probably the most accurate reason is:
You notice that your left pec may be thicker than the right one? Also it is probably located higher up on your chest than the right one? Why do you think that is?
Answer: Because it is protecting something very vital to your existence.... YOUR HEART! Everybody's left pectoralis is higher and bigger than the right one, normally. This positioning is to protect your heart, as i have said before. Ever been with a girl and noticed that her left breast is bigger and higher than her right one?... The same exact reason applies there.
So there is your answer from an Anatomical view.
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02-09-2010, 04:52 PM #27
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02-09-2010, 04:55 PM #28
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02-16-2010, 04:53 AM #29
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05-13-2010, 08:25 PM #30
Late to the party
I know this is coming in late but consider this theory.
If you are right hand dominant than typically your right side (of your upper body) is stronger. You use your right side far more than your left. The muscles on your right side are more conditioned and have been worked far more than the left which conditions/leans your right side. So, if you then start working out with both sides with weights, i.e. bench press, then which side is going to get the bigger/harder pump/workout...? The right side has more conditioned muscle which is used to more work/use where as your left side is suddenly going into shock mode and recieving a harder workout which results in more growth stimulated.
My thoughts on correcting this (or my game plan due to my left being slightly larger than my right) is continue workouts as program calls but try to incorporate more dumbbells after first excerise, start with barbell for first and concentrate on even movements and equal focus on sides. Growth always seems to find a plateu or a decreasing growth-rate, meaning you can't continue to grow at the same rate naturally. If you could then we'd all bench over 1000lbs and be over ten feet tall! Anyway, eventually I believe that my chest sides will find an equilibrium in strength as well as growth.
Just my thoughts...
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