One strong arm!!

[okgo]

Hi all,

Was at the gym earlier, and a particular annoyance reared its head, its fairly common I expect to have a stronger right arm, if you are right handed. But mine is getting a little OTT.

To the point where I sat in the shoulder press machine, and tried to do 30kg with my left arm, I did one rep and that was it..(I was fatigued form my previous 40 mins of working out). I then tried it with 20kg on the left, and this was ok, although at 6 I felt the burn (so deep). I then tried it with my right arm, and it was good for reps of 40kg and not too much burn at 6 reps..

Is this normal? how can I make them more even, I don't use bars, I use dumbells, so one would think they would be near eqaul. They are far from it. Also my right bicep is about an inch larger than my left!!

[Rollin]

Get a girlfriend

[Sheets Tabuer]

Use a heaver weight when you are doing your other arm.

Symmetry is something you should watch out for from day one not when you have an inch difference.

[okgo]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Use a heaver weight when you are doing your other arm.

Symmetry is something you should watch out for from day one not when you have an inch difference.

Use heavier weight on left arm?

Tbh I should think its been like that for years, same with right leg (football player).

[Sheets Tabuer]

Yeah, I get it in my shoulders. I up the weight on my left side (about .5kg) while not neglecting the right

[captainzep]

Rollin said:

Get a girlfriend

Also stop eating Wotsits. This will stop Orangepenisitis.

[eztiger]

okgo said:

Hi all,
To the point where I sat in the shoulder press machine

Do you always use machines?

If so - switch to freeweights (dumbbells).

You'll always have a naturally stronger side but using a machine lets it be much more dominant during the rep.

[okgo]

eztiger said:

okgo said:

Hi all,
To the point where I sat in the shoulder press machine

Do you always use machines?

If so - switch to freeweights (dumbbells).

You'll always have a naturally stronger side but using a machine lets it be much more dominant during the rep.

I use dumbells for everything else, I just find shoulder press tough as I feel like the weight is going to pull my arms over the back of the bench!!

[Rico]

I'm right handed, yet can do bicep curls (especially concentration curls) a LOT easier on my left hand

[triggersbroom]

Rico said:

I'm right handed, yet can do bicep curls (especially concentration curls) a LOT easier on my left hand

Quite common, I'm the same (or rather used to be many moons ago). I'm a flabby git now

[Henry Hawthorne]

okgo said:

eztiger said:

okgo said:

Hi all,
To the point where I sat in the shoulder press machine

Do you always use machines?

If so - switch to freeweights (dumbbells).

You'll always have a naturally stronger side but using a machine lets it be much more dominant during the rep.

I use dumbells for everything else, I just find shoulder press tough as I feel like the weight is going to pull my arms over the back of the bench!!

Stick to the free weights.

Machines will always compensate you in one one or another. If you can't do seat dumbell press try doing military press or overhead press.

Have a look on www.stronglifts.com for correct technique.

[okgo]

Did it today with a lighter weight and I seem to be getting the hang of it. The problem is our benches are st and they do not go bolt upright.

[M400 NBL]

Look at it as having one weaker arm. No matter how much weaker it is, it will eventually be very close or as strong as the other... if you use free weights. When taking dumbells off the rack, use your weaker arm.

[Digger]

Become ambidextrous. . .muppet. . . .

[okgo]

Digger said:

Become ambidextrous. . .muppet. . . .