Anyone help me out? Pecs.. - Bodybuilding Discussion on Bodybuilding.net Training Forum

stakd · 04-22-2008, 01:39 PM

My right pec is bigger than my left
noticably to me, but probably not to anyone else
i noticed my right nipple points a little more up than my left too
any way to even them out? should i just work my left side for a while or train my left harder or what..
i want to look as symmetrical as possible

HSfootball16 · 04-22-2008, 04:26 PM

make sure your form is good on bench and if it is then they'll even out eventually.

MONSTAFACE · 04-22-2008, 04:33 PM

do a lot of pushups. and keep at the barbell work. they wil eventually even out. bu tthe pushups will def help out

stakd · 04-22-2008, 06:11 PM

should i keep from adding weight to everything until theyre even or just proceed as normal letting them get even on their own

Ross86 · 04-22-2008, 06:37 PM

Keep progressing so long as you can maintain good form with your lifts. Make sure you are controlling the weight and that the weight is not controlling you.

stakd · 04-22-2008, 07:00 PM

let it work for me, not the other way around
alright i got it, thanks everybody

BG5150 · 04-23-2008, 07:11 AM

How will pushups help his cause?

MONSTAFACE · 04-23-2008, 07:23 AM

How wouldnt it? you really cant cheat on pushups. if one arm stalls you aint going anywhere. in any variation of pushups, diamonds, hand stands, arms close, arms wide. they both will be doing the same amount of work on a regular basis. im willing to put money on the fact no one has ever seen someone noticablly stonger on one side than the other with pushups. because once you start to see one side cheat you cant finish the pushup. so by looking at his picture they arent that far apart where something like pushups shouldnt help. is that the absolute way for him to go, maybe, maybe not. but from my own experience pushups help me level out my strength in both hands. why wouldnt it help out with the structure? thats just my thoughts.

stakd. its not uncommon for men or women to have one breast/pec/nipple just a tab bit naturally bigger or a little off from the other side where it isnt to noticable.

_Wolf_ · 04-23-2008, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HSfootball16

make sure your form is good on bench and if it is then they'll even out eventually.

the bench press barely works the pecs.

BG5150 · 04-23-2008, 10:57 AM

When you are doing pushups, you are pushing between 60-70% of your body weight (depending on your weight distribution and thus the position of your center of mass).

So that means a 180# person is pushing 126# (at 70%). Would you advocate someone to do 126# bench presses, or declines, or whatever, to even out the chest?

04-22-2008, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
stakd Rank: New Member Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you Posts: 44 Country: Gender:	Anyone help me out? Pecs.. My right pec is bigger than my left noticably to me, but probably not to anyone else i noticed my right nipple points a little more up than my left too any way to even them out? should i just work my left side for a while or train my left harder or what.. i want to look as symmetrical as possible
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04-22-2008, 04:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
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MONSTAFACE Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philly Posts: 924 Country: Gender:	do a lot of pushups. and keep at the barbell work. they wil eventually even out. bu tthe pushups will def help out
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stakd Rank: New Member Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you Posts: 44 Country: Gender:	should i keep from adding weight to everything until theyre even or just proceed as normal letting them get even on their own
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Ross86 Rank: Lightweight Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,284 Country: Gender:	Keep progressing so long as you can maintain good form with your lifts. Make sure you are controlling the weight and that the weight is not controlling you.
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stakd Rank: New Member Experience: > 1 Year Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you Posts: 44 Country: Gender:	let it work for me, not the other way around alright i got it, thanks everybody
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MONSTAFACE Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philly Posts: 924 Country: Gender:	How wouldnt it? you really cant cheat on pushups. if one arm stalls you aint going anywhere. in any variation of pushups, diamonds, hand stands, arms close, arms wide. they both will be doing the same amount of work on a regular basis. im willing to put money on the fact no one has ever seen someone noticablly stonger on one side than the other with pushups. because once you start to see one side cheat you cant finish the pushup. so by looking at his picture they arent that far apart where something like pushups shouldnt help. is that the absolute way for him to go, maybe, maybe not. but from my own experience pushups help me level out my strength in both hands. why wouldnt it help out with the structure? thats just my thoughts. stakd. its not uncommon for men or women to have one breast/pec/nipple just a tab bit naturally bigger or a little off from the other side where it isnt to noticable. Last edited by MONSTAFACE; 04-23-2008 at 09:27 AM.
	MONSTAFACE's Sig:in sports my will alone will get me from point A to B no matter what. in weight lifting i must understand that from A there is no B. the goal is constant progression and anything i do to hinder the continious straight line is counter productive. My will must be humbled and my humbleness must be willed yes......i just type and press enter, i dont proofread i did enough of that in college. you know what i meant when i typed it anyway www.myspace.com/monstaface

04-23-2008, 10:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
BG5150 Rank: Bantamweight Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 859 Country: Gender:	When you are doing pushups, you are pushing between 60-70% of your body weight (depending on your weight distribution and thus the position of your center of mass). So that means a 180# person is pushing 126# (at 70%). Would you advocate someone to do 126# bench presses, or declines, or whatever, to even out the chest?
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