Have you tried bands instead of DBs? They have a much better “feel” to them, especially when working light and focusing on letting the muscle work.
[quote]80z wrote:
nerve impingement of what? How should I go about correcting this issue?[/quote]
Sorry for late response.
Sounds like C6-C7 nerve impingement.
http://www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/Pages/BrachialPlexus.aspx
Do some reading on this and see if it correlates.
I haven’t used the bands but I have lifted with light weights. How light would be too light? 20 plus reps? Should I go to failure with light weights?
[quote]80z wrote:
Right on man. Appreciate it.[/quote]
Sure man
[quote]80z wrote:
I haven’t used the bands but I have lifted with light weights. How light would be too light? 20 plus reps? Should I go to failure with light weights? [/quote]
20-25 controlled reps, and definitely DO NOT go to failure when working the weaker side.
Do it very frequent but manage the volume and intensity.
I personally would work the muscle/side 5x per week.
[quote]Brett620 wrote:
[quote]80z wrote:
I haven’t used the bands but I have lifted with light weights. How light would be too light? 20 plus reps? Should I go to failure with light weights? [/quote]
20-25 controlled reps, and definitely DO NOT go to failure when working the weaker side.
Do it very frequent but manage the volume and intensity.
I personally would work the muscle/side 5x per week. [/quote]
what do you mean by the muscle side? Weaker side? Work the weak side more often than right?
I have the same exact problem!
My right pectoral is smaller than my left, and my left tricep is smaller than my right. My best conclusion is that during presses, my right tricep and left pectoral are doing most of the work. This is rather obvious but the question I need answered is, why?
All the people on blogs say use dumbells, do flyes, blah blah. This WOULD be the answer if my right tricep wasn’t also larger than my left. I thought maybe it was my form in the respect that I was bringing my right elbow in closer to my ribs while pressing. This too does not seem to be the case.
Now for years my right shoulder has been weak and sore often from doing chest workouts but I have no prior injury. I can only attribute it to sleeping on my right shoulder for years prior while I was overweight. Unfortunately it seems permanently damaged in a way I cannot fix in any short amount of time. It does not seem to hinder my strength in my right side, it only aches after the workout.
I originally got into working out with my buddy who has lifted most of his life and he never saw any sort of dis-symmetry with my actual lifting movements. But scouring the internet today I found an article titled “Benching with Pecs” that focuses on how to properly ensure you are engaging your pectoral muscles rather than your triceps and deltoids. after reading the article I believe my problem may be that I have correct form on my left side and incorrect form on my right side (seeing as though my right tricep and deltoid are larger than my left…etc…) I believe it may because of my weaker right shoulder, resulting in me struggling to simply “push” the bar up with my right arm instead of focusing on “pulling” in my arm in an adduction movement towards my center.
It sounds like you have more years of experience than me with lifting; I am working up to three. While that may a decent amount of time to develop form, I’ve never truly had an in depth learning with form, only basics from my friend who didn’t seem to emphasize it too much. So it may sound silly that this rudimentary form concept may be the root of the problem but for me it seems as my best bet.
I’m not sure about the nerve damage aspect. When I flex both sides individually they seem to have an equal response in mechanics, so I don’t think there are any dead fibers in there.
Let me know what you think and if you have any other ideas. I’m eager to get this problem fixed as it is extremely noticeable, through my shirt, as is yours.
The best remedy for this is not lighter weight or DB work or extra work on the weaker side.
If you look downstairs, one testicle will hang lower than the other. You absolutely must balance this out by having the leg of the shorter testicle slightly ahead of the other leg or imbalances will occur. You do this by having your foot half to one inch (depending on what I like to call the “hang discrepancy”) ahead of the other. This goes for squatting, deadlifting, any seated exercises and even benching. If you do jumps make sure you land with this foot position as well.
Same thing applies for women but you compare breasts, not testicles.