A weight lifting question
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LasVegasFitGirl
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Me too
My left shoulder petered out when my right shoulder could go all day while doing shoulder presses. I just plowed thru the best I could with my left although my form failed at the end.
I thought in an STS workout (or somewhere) Cathe says to work the weaker one to bring it up to the level of the other side. Or something like that.
My left shoulder petered out when my right shoulder could go all day while doing shoulder presses. I just plowed thru the best I could with my left although my form failed at the end.
I thought in an STS workout (or somewhere) Cathe says to work the weaker one to bring it up to the level of the other side. Or something like that.
jldx2in2000
Cathlete
I just did Muscle Max this morning and she said you can work on imbalances between sides by adding reps to the weaker side. So instead of using a heavier weight for your stronger side, just do more reps on your weaker side using the same weight as the stronger side (even if you have to take a small break in between reps). It may take awhile to work up the weaker side but eventually you should be able to do the same amount of reps with the same weight on both sides.
Good luck!
Good luck!
cindi1
Cathlete
I experienced the same thing this weekend with chest fly. My left arm/chest is clearly stronger than my right and was wondering what to do. I was thinking...
1. Go lighter on one side?
2. Keep the weight the same, but if one side fails, stop there and finish the other side.
3. When one side fails, stop both sides?
Wasn't sure what to do. I was worried I would injure my right side trying to keep up with the left.
I ended up going lighter on both sides so my weaker side could finish the exercise. I'm imagining that my weaker side is getting stronger while the stronger side is staying where it is and they will eventually be equal. (?)
1. Go lighter on one side?
2. Keep the weight the same, but if one side fails, stop there and finish the other side.
3. When one side fails, stop both sides?
Wasn't sure what to do. I was worried I would injure my right side trying to keep up with the left.
I ended up going lighter on both sides so my weaker side could finish the exercise. I'm imagining that my weaker side is getting stronger while the stronger side is staying where it is and they will eventually be equal. (?)
kathryn
Cathlete
I definitely would NOT recommend going lighter on one side or doing more reps with the stronger side, which would accentuate the strength imbalance. You goal should be to try to balance strength on both sides.
The best options:
1) stop when the weaker side has had enough
2) on moves like concentration curls, where you can do self-spotting and assistance, start with the weaker arm, do as many reps as you can, then do a couple of negative assisted reps (help lift the weight with the other hand, using as little help as necessary, then lower slowly with just the one arm)
3) start with the weaker arm, then do the stronger arm (same number of reps) then go back to the weaker arm and do an additional set
The best options:
1) stop when the weaker side has had enough
2) on moves like concentration curls, where you can do self-spotting and assistance, start with the weaker arm, do as many reps as you can, then do a couple of negative assisted reps (help lift the weight with the other hand, using as little help as necessary, then lower slowly with just the one arm)
3) start with the weaker arm, then do the stronger arm (same number of reps) then go back to the weaker arm and do an additional set
