I’ve been training seriously for about 4-5 months now and have noticed that my vastus medialis on my left leg is a lot more well developed than my right leg.
I don’t have a camera but when ‘flexed’ the size differences are pretty clear.
Firstly, performance-wise, this is an issue?
And secondly, what do you think is the best way to get the right one up to scratch?
It’s odd because I am right-handed and upper body wise I’m much stronger on my right side. For quads, I currently do back squats, leg press (only recently) and bulgarian split squats. I’ve been (sporadically) throwing in one-legged leg extensions for the right leg at the end of quad sessions lately, but am just wanting some other opinions on how to go about things.
Have you played any sports? It’s not uncommon for a right handed athlete to be stronger/more developed/have better balance on the left side. This is usually due to jumping/planting with the left leg.
My left quad is bigger than my right also. I played basketball and ran track most of my life and my left leg was the leg I use to jump off and take off for running.
Measure your standing vertical jump using just your left leg and just your right leg. If there’s a 10 percent difference in the distance you jump, then you’re fucked up.
No matter what you should be doing single-leg exercises and when you do them, start with your weakest side first so your strong side doesn’t progress any faster than your currently weaker side.
[quote]FightingScott wrote:
Measure your standing vertical jump using just your left leg and just your right leg. If there’s a 10 percent difference in the distance you jump, then you’re fucked up.
No matter what you should be doing single-leg exercises and when you do them, start with your weakest side first so your strong side doesn’t progress any faster than your currently weaker side. [/quote]
Same as above but also don’t do more reps or weight than your weak side.