Ratios

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Judecca

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I'm wondering about muscle ratios. I'm worried I'm not getting a symmetrical workout.

I talked to a friend of mine a while back who did weight training. He was obsessed with his arms, he wanted to get a tattoo to stand out. All he did was bicep curls, and he tells me his biceps got so big they threw his other arm muscles out of whack and he spent over a year going to the chiropractor.

So my question is... how can I make sure I have the proper ratios for my muscles? I don't want to have, for example, monster triceps and tiny little bumps for biceps :eek:
 
yea

yea i'd also like to know this.

what the ratio for all the muscles is and how i can measure.

i know that ur quads:hammies is something like 80;40
 
strenght wise

im wondering in terms of strength wise...not size.

like say i can quad press 200lb how much should i be able to curl with my hammies? that kinda proportion
 
found it

ok i found some ratios...

i asked a physical therapist what the ratio for quad to hammy.
she said that when they do reconstructive surgery they try to get the quad to 60 and the hammy to 40. meaning that if the quad can curl 60 lbs then the hammy can curl 40 lbs and no more.
and from what i understand the tricep is 80 and the bicep is 20. although im not positive on that. i wanna find out the ratios for abs/lower back and maybe pecks and back and the anterior exterior ratios for shoulders.

btw this is an old topic but i feel the question was never answered so im answering it kinda late. i hope this research helps, i feel it is a very important seeing as how so many non impact or twist related injuries are a cause of muscle imbalance. some impact and twist injuries could have also been prevented or reduced had the proper training been performed.
 
The ratio's don't need to come into play if your lifting properly.

If you're lifting for reps of 8 - 10, choose weights that allow you to lift 8 - 10. Chances are the average person has realtively small muslce imbalances.

Your friend who only did bicep curls simple didn't know what he was doing. Of course if you only lift 1 muscle group, only taht group will develop. Choose a well rounded weight routine, and work hard at it. Muscle symmetry and balance will come into play on their own
 
exactly man.. exactly.
just workout your whole body with the corresponding weights.

when was the last time you saw a bodybuilder doing any maths? ratio's indeed.

count to 10, thats all you need. (you may notice some bodybuilders stuggling, and doing sets of 8 instead.)
 
yea

naa im not talking about body builders. if by body builders ur referring to people who simple work out to get big and look good. im talking about people who work for performance reasons, like wanting to get stronger or faster or injury prevention.

body builders are a different story.
 
i think the ratio for upper arm mucsle is like 30%bicep
70% tricep.
 
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