Posted: 9/3/2014 4:54:34 PM EDT
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This morning someone commented on my right lat having noticeably better size and shape than the left. It's also apparent to me that my left tricep is bigger than the right, and the right delts are discernibly larger than the left.
I try my best to work both sides of my body the same. Is this uneven muscle development just something that some people are stuck with? |
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I have the same problem with my traps. I think it came from doing deads without switching grip for so long. Not sure if it's normal, but we're in the same boat. At least you have an idea of what might be the cause in your case. I haven't a clue. I've been doing dumbbell exercises where feasible, precisely to make sure each side gets the same amount of work. |
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Isolate each muscle to see the difference in strength. If you find one weaker then do one more set on that side and one less set on your stronger side until they are equal. You do not want one side of your back stronger that the other.
Ian King writes some real good stuff on this you if you want to research. |
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Until recently, my upper body workout consisted of:
Towel Rows Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Rows Incline Pushups Self-Assisted Dips Bent-Over Lateral Raises Standing One-Arm Lateral Raises Hammer Curls About 2-3 weeks ago I stopped doing the Dips and Bent-Over Rows. |
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Yes. Diagnosed by one neurologist in 2000 as MS. Diagnosed by a different neurologist in early 2013 as peripheral neuropathy. Do you think that condition might be the cause of the unbalanced muscle development? No idea man, I just couldn't remember if that was you or not. Some of the other guys might be able to tell you if that could be contributing.... |
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Yes. Diagnosed by one neurologist in 2000 as MS. Diagnosed by a different neurologist in early 2013 as peripheral neuropathy. Do you think that condition might be the cause of the unbalanced muscle development? I can say from my personal experience, after a spinal injury/surgery, my right leg (calf and quad) is smaller than my left leg - which was not the case before the injury. It's a bit annoying, but honestly, after going from my right leg being paralyzed due to compressed disk, then spending a month in the hospital/rehab, using a wheelchair then walker for another few months, the bit of imbalance is really not that big of a deal to me. This injury was about 15 months ago, and I'm back to doing max lifts at 100% or more of my pre-injury numbers, so if the imbalance is my remaining "issue", I'm good with it. |
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Quoted: Yes. Diagnosed by one neurologist in 2000 as MS. Diagnosed by a different neurologist in early 2013 as peripheral neuropathy. Do you think that condition might be the cause of the unbalanced muscle development? Yup. Could be the cause... especially if the peripheral neuropathy is a motor predominant type.... - MS vs Periph neuropathy?... What does the MRI brain/cord and LP show?... they shouldnt be on the same differential after these two tests... |
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Yup. Could be the cause... especially if the peripheral neuropathy is a motor predominant type.... Quoted:
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Yes. Diagnosed by one neurologist in 2000 as MS. Diagnosed by a different neurologist in early 2013 as peripheral neuropathy. Do you think that condition might be the cause of the unbalanced muscle development? Yup. Could be the cause... especially if the peripheral neuropathy is a motor predominant type.... The neurologist didn't say anything about the type. But, I have long suffered from hand tremors, if that's relevant. MS vs Periph neuropathy?... What does the MRI brain/cord and LP show?... they shouldnt be on the same differential after these two tests... Unfortunately, I can't tell you what the MRI and LP (lumbar puncture?) showed. The doctor gave me a verbal review at the time, but I no longer recall what he said. |
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I can say from my personal experience, after a spinal injury/surgery, my right leg (calf and quad) is smaller than my left leg - which was not the case before the injury. It's a bit annoying, but honestly, after going from my right leg being paralyzed due to compressed disk, then spending a month in the hospital/rehab, using a wheelchair then walker for another few months, the bit of imbalance is really not that big of a deal to me. This injury was about 15 months ago, and I'm back to doing max lifts at 100% or more of my pre-injury numbers, so if the imbalance is my remaining "issue", I'm good with it. It's not a big deal to me, either. I was just curious. Would probably have never even mentioned it, if someone else hadn't commented on it to me. My greatest concern is increasing strength. My muscles -- especially in the legs -- are incredibly weak. (My leg muscles won't support my bodyweight, if my knees bend more than the tiniest bit.) When doing towel rows on Wednesday, my knees buckled, causing me to drop to a full, deep squat. Was unable to get back up by myself, and had to sit there on the concrete until one of the nurses happened by about 10 minutes later and called a couple of other workers to come lift me back to a standing position. Extremely annoying and quite frustrating. I've been exercising diligently for the last 8 months, but with very little results. |