posted Sat, 06/16/2012 - 04:01
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help with bad body symetrty!
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So I'm gna keep this short and simple, not new to exercising god no! But have never had this problem until now, my left half of my body is significantly bigger than my right. Mainly my bis, tris, trap, and delt. Left upper half of my body. It is noticable in my lower half but not as drastically. How the hell do I fix this cuz its bugging me hardcore and if i ever wana compete itl frack up my competition scores
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Not sure what your routine looks like, but I had the same problem. I hit dumbells hard didn't touch the straight bar or smith machine for a while. Helped me a lot. Just my .02.
I guess I can leave out straight bar. I switch between dumbell and straight bar for every body part. Althought for shoulders I'm partial to behind the neck power press. One of my strongest lifts. I can see abiut switching it out of the routine. Just bugs me cuz even my left bicep is bigger than my right. Not sure if it has anything to do with it but my left arm is longer than my right
Its natural for domiinant side to be SMALLER in everyone to some degree.Independent iso exercises plus good ol flexing can help fix this and bridge that mind-muscle gap too even out your symetry.Dont have to cut out behind neck sholuder presses..just make mental notation to focus and press harder with smaller/weaker arm. Then maybe two sets of light dumbells to do some iso work. Same thing with all your exercise. on things like dumbell bicep curls.... do extra rep or two for smaller arm. Simple shit like this over time will fix your problem.
Wow I was making this all too hard. That makes alot sense and i feel reallt dumb now. And extra rep or two i can do that
Yep! All of it is mental!! Think think think then ACT!Also can use a 5lb heavier dumbell on biceps to even out! Lots and lots of ways to fix this stuff!
triceps are ok, but everything else needs evening out. i think i might do too much for a single shoulder workout
what you doing?
typical workout would go-
Standing behind the neck barbell press 3x10 reps if im to tired for the third set ill do it on smith and do more reps for a pump
side lateral raise 2x8
side cable lateral raise 1x failure
barbell shrugs (favorite) 2x20 then 2x8-10
behind the back bbell shrug 2x12
front dumbell or easy bar raise 2x10
alternation dumbell shrugs 4x8
end with either behind the neck lat pull down or behind the neck pull ups for a final pump
K. First of ditch the standing presses. unstable back and shoulder prone exercise and prob half your problem there. Need to be stabalized to do GOOD shoulder presses. Try seated typ presses. smith is good... but go in front of face.Dumbells good too. K. second,why no front laterals or no rear deltoid exercises? Big mistake! Cut out half the shrug work and add in front laterals and rear delt work!
forgot to put i have front lateral, sorry trying to do all this from my phone, i for a while did rear delts but then after bout two months my form was slacking so i just kinda tossed that whole idea out the window. usually do 2 sets of front lateral dumbell raises, and then if i dont feel a pump ill just grap a plate and start raising it till i feel a pump
Also ...Y lat pull downs and pullups..... sure u get a little negative out of it .. but hard on shoulders.....imo
honestly i think its just out of habbit, i did them way back in high school when i was a skinny xc runner and state swimmer, btw being short + those sports = me having to move faster than tall bastards. but i did those then when i weighed a crap ton less. ill ditch those and add in the rear delts again. any specific routine order that you see the most results with yourself?
presses first then laterals . super set presses with rear delts... mayybe reverse pec dec or rope pulls. then after 3 of each move to side laterals super setted with fronts........at this time switch rear delt exercise .... so you will be doing laterals for all three heads in circuit styl it this point. Three sets or "circuits" of laterals. Form is key especially with sides. palms down. slight bend in elbowcore stiff, then at top of movement twek by tilting hand and rotating pinky torwards ceiling... and also try and hold the dumbell at this difficult point for 1/4 sec per rep. dont use body english! Dont forget to warm up rotator cuff by doing full range of motion before shoulder routine and also to do 1-3 warmup sets on presses to get blood pumping and joints goin
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My left pec gets bigger than my right? Annoys the piss out of me:)
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i was gna try posting pix but that stupid rule where you can only post one every seven days or whatever, had wanted to also post pix of the gear im on now, but couldnt do that either since i posted pix of my last order that came through. ill try today to see if itl let me upload them
My understanding is you only get karma once every 7 days for posting gear pics. Other than that post away.
nope it blocks you from posting
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