I've noticed some imbalances that I find a tough time getting rid of. Right side of the chest looks stronger, same with seratus anterior somewhat and shoulder. Also left leg looks stronger than right.
Even have proof of it I think since right glove is worn down way more than right menaing I assume I have a tighter grip/more strength with right side. Is this normal and fine or a sign I'm doing things badly? I can lift the same weight with both sides for the most part. Left side is just held back somewhat by a chronic shoulder problem.
Imbalances
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Well one side being dominant is nothing new, as most people have a slightly stronger, larger side, paritcularly with one Arm, where they use it more, I.E. if you're right Handed, your right Arm will be a bit bigger, like mine is, through more continued use, exertion, and activity during childhood.
However with regards to things like the Serratus Anterior and the Legs, then you might possibly be training incorrectly, putting too much emphasis on one Leg, and one of the Anteriors, more than the other. As you generally shouldn't have size imbalances in the Torso, or Legs, because generally when you grow up as a child, there is no reason to favour one side of the Torso, or make it more dominant.
Legs a little bit, but only in the context of certain sports, where if you're say you're right sided, you might use your right Leg for kicking things like in Rugby, Football, (Soccer), though Rugby, you generally only kick the ball for conversions and then only if you're one of the chosen few. Not all players take conversions.
So most sports don't utilise the Legs in a way, where one is favoured over the other for technique reasons.
In general, the only other reason I know of for someone having a Leg imbalance, is if they have had something like Polio as a child, which has impaired development of one of the Legs, causing some kind of Physiolgical weakness, impairing or retarding of the affected Leg, usually during childhood growth, which can make the Leg fall behind the other one, in terms of it's development.
Polio shouldn't really be as prevalent in adult life, that's not to say it an't be, I can't answer that, but in general it's a childhood illness, though largely less prevalent or damaging, than it was 50, 60+ years ago, due to development of more and better treatments, vaccines etc etc.
I don't think that's what has happened to you, so I still say you're favouring one muscle or group of muscles, more than the opposite ones, so you might want to try switching the way you work some of the imbalanced muscle groups, to Dumbbell or one handed Cable style work, as sometimes imbalances can occur from two handed, Cable, Pulley and Bar work, where emphasis and exertion are not evnely placed on the two identical muscles being worked, thus over time creating more stimulus and growth potential in one muscle that was originally the same size as the other one.
A lot of Dumbbell One handed Cable work etc etc, makes both muscles or muscle groups worked, take equal amounts of stress and exertion in theory, so neither of the working muscle groups or muscles, can get lazy, and become reliant on their opoosite number.
What kinds of exercises are you doing that you work said areas?
However with regards to things like the Serratus Anterior and the Legs, then you might possibly be training incorrectly, putting too much emphasis on one Leg, and one of the Anteriors, more than the other. As you generally shouldn't have size imbalances in the Torso, or Legs, because generally when you grow up as a child, there is no reason to favour one side of the Torso, or make it more dominant.
Legs a little bit, but only in the context of certain sports, where if you're say you're right sided, you might use your right Leg for kicking things like in Rugby, Football, (Soccer), though Rugby, you generally only kick the ball for conversions and then only if you're one of the chosen few. Not all players take conversions.
So most sports don't utilise the Legs in a way, where one is favoured over the other for technique reasons.
In general, the only other reason I know of for someone having a Leg imbalance, is if they have had something like Polio as a child, which has impaired development of one of the Legs, causing some kind of Physiolgical weakness, impairing or retarding of the affected Leg, usually during childhood growth, which can make the Leg fall behind the other one, in terms of it's development.
Polio shouldn't really be as prevalent in adult life, that's not to say it an't be, I can't answer that, but in general it's a childhood illness, though largely less prevalent or damaging, than it was 50, 60+ years ago, due to development of more and better treatments, vaccines etc etc.
I don't think that's what has happened to you, so I still say you're favouring one muscle or group of muscles, more than the opposite ones, so you might want to try switching the way you work some of the imbalanced muscle groups, to Dumbbell or one handed Cable style work, as sometimes imbalances can occur from two handed, Cable, Pulley and Bar work, where emphasis and exertion are not evnely placed on the two identical muscles being worked, thus over time creating more stimulus and growth potential in one muscle that was originally the same size as the other one.
A lot of Dumbbell One handed Cable work etc etc, makes both muscles or muscle groups worked, take equal amounts of stress and exertion in theory, so neither of the working muscle groups or muscles, can get lazy, and become reliant on their opoosite number.
What kinds of exercises are you doing that you work said areas?
I use primarily dumbbells and since I'm so aware of the imbalances I generally focus on using left side as I work out. But in some workouts Ican relaly feel shoulder holding me back on the left side and I think thats the biggest reason. Its actually non dominant leg(left) thats tronger. I only play hockey so not sure why thta is. I'm thining maybe I gnereally put weight on left leg when not paying attention, could add up I guess.
Shoulder has to be the thing holding me back and I'm trying to strengthen them now but I dunno how much thatll help./ This problem doenst seem to go awayand sometimes working it harder jsut aggrevates it.
And nope didnt have polio good theory though lol.
Shoulder has to be the thing holding me back and I'm trying to strengthen them now but I dunno how much thatll help./ This problem doenst seem to go awayand sometimes working it harder jsut aggrevates it.
And nope didnt have polio good theory though lol.
I used to just work the front of body when I was young dumb and jsut starting to work out. Led to me screwing it up a bit in hockey, a couple sublexs. Now when I do certain movements the left one snaps loudly, and it looks to me like its dropped a bit lower than the right one. And the bone spur right beside the collar bone pops higher on the left shoulder too.
That's weird because from previous thread, I'm right-handed but arm is thinner than left arm. (Wore a cast on left arm when I was a kid.)Boss Man wrote:Well one side being dominant is nothing new, as most people have a slightly stronger, larger side, paritcularly with one Arm, where they use it more, I.E. if you're right Handed, your right Arm will be a bit bigger, like mine is, through more continued use, exertion, and activity during childhood.
Well there could be the exception to the rule. I'm going from personal experience, and things I've heard before, but as with a lot of physical anomelies, nothing is set in stone.
That's what makes humans such a complex and bizarre species.
That's what makes humans such a complex and bizarre species.
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In cases where the rotator cuff is known to be weak relative to the deltoid, the posterior deltoid can overtake the rotator cuff as the primary external rotator. ....The dead giveaway is a dent or a dimple that forms between the posterior deltoid and the infraspinatus.
Yup pretty lazy just had to search dimple.
Yup pretty lazy just had to search dimple.