I'm sure that this has probably been covered at least once or twice, but I'm not quite sure what to do the search for as I know a lot of un-necessary info will probably pop and well, yeah. So anyway. I'm just curious, how should I work my routine and weight levels around my left arm being significantly weaker than my right? It's been a long time since I've lifted so I'm pretty weak in both arms (Starting out light and working my way up). However I noticed that the left is much harder to work with. Should I just continue using what I feel comfortable with, on each arm. Or should I back down to the same weight on both arms that the left is comfortable with, so that as I progress, it evens out? Thanks for the help!
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One weaker arm?
- Thread starter hicarbon
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When you are weight training, perform unilateral exercises, starting with your weaker arm. Work this arm to failure, then match what your weak arm did, with your strong arm.
Your strong arm will stay strong, and your weak arm will catch up completely within 6 weeks, if not sooner. Depending on the extent of your strength variance.
Symmetry and balance are important in preventing injury in weight training. You are only as strong as your weakest link.
Your strong arm will stay strong, and your weak arm will catch up completely within 6 weeks, if not sooner. Depending on the extent of your strength variance.
Symmetry and balance are important in preventing injury in weight training. You are only as strong as your weakest link.
What are some unilateral exercises that would be good?Crazylegs said:When you are weight training, perform unilateral exercises, starting with your weaker arm. Work this arm to failure, then match what your weak arm did, with your strong arm.
I would use dumbell exercises to make sure your right isn't doing more of the work than your left. Like dumbell press instead of barbell, tricep extensions, bicep curls, shoulder press. Work both to the max your left can do until they are balanced, won't take all that long.
hicarbon said:Well what I've been doing is dumbell exercises. I'm just afraid that my right arm is going to keep getting stronger and stronger than my left arm, that it won't really catch up. Should I do the same weight on each arm, maxing them out?
Only do the same amount of weight for each arm if you can. You don't want to only be able to do 3 reps on your left arm with the same weight you used with your right when your aiming for 10 reps. Just keep at it and like others have said your left arm will catch up sooner or later. Just give it time
Heres a problem for ya!!!
Im right handed, my right bicep is bigger than my left by a whole inch. But I can always push out 2more bicep curls with my left that with my right. How strange is that?
I dont want to work my right more to catch it up, I would rather they were the same size than same strength.
Im right handed, my right bicep is bigger than my left by a whole inch. But I can always push out 2more bicep curls with my left that with my right. How strange is that?
I dont want to work my right more to catch it up, I would rather they were the same size than same strength.
size and strength are two different things. It's possible to be the biggest guy and not be the strongest and vise versa. It just depends on your training although if you've used the same routine for both arms than that is kinda strange
Don't they say that one side of the body is naturally stronger than the other?
Do you get the same thing with every bicep motion? There are a host of other muscles that could come into play in the forearm, or back if your form slips even a little. So it is possible that your right biceps is stronger and maybe a stronger muscle in your left forearm or shoulder?
if you wanna check out all the little forearm muscles that can come into play
if you wanna check out all the little forearm muscles that can come into play
Yeah, my left is always stronger nomatter what exersise. I play guitar, dont know if that makes much difference, lots of repetitive movement. plus at work I have to do a lot of hammering, and screwing, I have to allways use my right arm cos things have to be done quickly. But if i have time, i'll try and use my left for most jobs to even it out. I think its a good idea to try and get your left as dextorus(not sure of spelling) as your right.
I dont think its a forearm problem cos I can feel the bicep go dead at the end of the set.
I dont think its a forearm problem cos I can feel the bicep go dead at the end of the set.