weaker right bicep???

[darine]

How come my right bicep is so much weaker and I am a righty... weird

 

[diane57]

I also often notice during full body workouts that my ENTIRE left arm and shoulder seem to be a bit stronger and better-rested than my right side. I would think that because I'm right-handed I would be stronger on my right side, but I decided that I use my right hand to do almost everything in life, and my left side gets more of a free ride, so probably my right-side muscles are pre-fatigued just from living my life as a right-handed person. Just my theory, but you are not alone!

 

[Fitnessfreakk366]

It's because subconsciencely, you know your favored side is stronger so you work the unfavored side harder. This makes that side stronger. This is not uncommon at all.

 

[Peaceful Rainbow]

I'll offer another thought. When I carry things, I tend to carry more in my left hand so that my right hand stays free to open doors or do other things that I naturally do right handed. When I had my boys, I would always hold them on my left side using my left arm to keep my right hand free. So, for me at least I believe my left arm is stronger because I actually use it more for carrying than I use my right arm.

 

[LauraMax]

I'll offer another thought. When I carry things, I tend to carry more in my left hand so that my right hand stays free to open doors or do other things that I naturally do right handed. When I had my boys, I would always hold them on my left side using my left arm to keep my right hand free. So, for me at least I believe my left arm is stronger because I actually use it more for carrying than I use my right arm.

You hit the nail right on the head PR! I got a similar story from my sensei when I took ju jitsu. Basically you use your dominant side for more detailed stuff, so you use your non-dominant side for strength.

 

[RapidBreath]

isn't that funny.

I agree that its a case of holding things in your left and doing things with your right. When I used to babysit I would have a twenty pound weight sitting on my left hip supported by my left arm all the time (baby.) And now that I think about it my left must have been getting stronger just by doing that.

 

[bitmover]

Yep, it's carrying the babies and toddlers on the left hip (and thus using the left bicep to carry some of the weight) that did it for me. I know I'm going to have hip problems at some point in my life!

-Beth

 

[lcobb2]

I agree

You hit the nail right on the head PR! I got a similar story from my sensei when I took ju jitsu. Basically you use your dominant side for more detailed stuff, so you use your non-dominant side for strength.

Here, here. Definitely.