Uneven pecs
 

My left pec is much bigger than my right pec. Since my right arm is my dominante arm, my left arm is working harder therefore gaining more. I use dumbells, should i increase the weight on just the right side? or should i just let my right side catch up over time

You could use more weight or let it catch up over time but are you sure your not looking in mirror to much and seeing things?

no, its definitely much bigger

how long have you been training for (out of curiousity). also to fix the problem start incorperating dumbells into your pec workout and i guess put more weight on one side than the other (not to sure about this one the more experienced lifters here will help you with it though) how much bigger is the other one?

well ive worked out for 2 years, then i was off for almost a year due to an illness. I started working out again 2 months ago. I've gained 15 pounds in the 2 months. I guess I'll just have to have patience and let it even out over time. I've heard of this problem before with other people but i guess it just takes time :mad: I will try to put more weight on my right side but I'm not sure how it'll feel having a heavier weight on one side. I'll have to try it out and see. I can't really tell you how much bigger the left one is but I can tell you that it very noticeable.

any idea of how the problem happened? i dont think its because your right arm is dominate unless you really use it frequently oppose to never using your left? trying to come up with ideas on how it could happen do your work out at home maybe your bench isnt level so it messes up your lifts (happened at my house) hows your form when your benching is the bar straight or is one side higher than the other that could be the problem to me youve probably focused on one are more than the other and thats why its happened :confused:

im pretty sure there's no problem with my equipment. When i do bench presses or bench flyes, i can feel my left side working harder, but ill definitely check the level of my bench. That's some good thinking there :D

lol yea i guess you could say that its what happened to me on my first bench, probably not the problem though i would just say your focusing more on one side then the other and your form isnt correct

Has the one side gotten bigger than the other.

I mean, you started with one pec bigger than the other, but have you seen any growth in the two months you've been working out on EITHER side?

I would think that if the bigger side was getting larger, then the samller side would too. Eventually it (the smaller side) would grow at a faster pace than the bigger one, thus evening things out.

Everyone doesnt have good symmetry like I do :D Yea, right.

Single vs Double
 

Hi Dan

Maybe I can be of help. First is it possible you have what is called pigeon breast? (have no idea how that name came about…doesn’t’ look like any pigeon I ever saw LOL. One side of the chest is just plain larger. Sometimes if the person is heavy he or she may never notice it until they lose weight. Any building over the chest could make it just that much more pronounced. That being the case not a whole hell of a lot you can do about it.

But, YES YOU CAN build one pec larger than the other.

Do SINGLE cable cross/over. In fact, I’m convinced it does a better job than doubles anyway.

Two reasons:

Doubles allow you to use your back and body weight.

Singles allow you to use MORE WEIGHT, and nothing else can kick in unless you’re doing it wrong.

Stand feet apart (outside shoulders)
Drop body into Low Horse (semi -squat)
Keep back perfectly straight
Bend arm just enough to take stress off the elbow
Place other hand over pec being trained (concentration)
Pull STRAIGHT across chest. Do not cut downward.

And just gage what weight you want for either side. :D

Cables do not build muscle. They are only good for increasing TUT (time under tension). To utilize cables correctly in training to increase TUT, advanced trainees superset them with a heavy compound lift such as bench/incline presses. Cables should be used in a very slow fasion...6-0-3 tempo. Heavy weight builds muscle. ;) (not IMO, fact)

If you are using double cable flyes, you won't cheat unless you use too much weight. If I was to do 1 arm cables, I'd be fighting to keep my balance unless I decided to use very light weight.

Also, if someone with a "pigeon breast" was to use dumbbell presses, the pecs work independantly to push the same weight up, thus one side will catch up to the other gradually...guaranteed. :cool:

I'm not trying to call you out or nothing so don't take offense. I respect the fact that you are trying to take the time to help. :)

No offense taken.

I most definitely stand corrected. Because I only do single arm cable (bad shoulder… dislocates) I have got it down to a science on heavy weight w/balance. But you mentioned…“in combination with incline bench etc.” That is pretty much all I do for pecs (cable and incline bench/close grip) Got to say, where I train I’m on my own to learn … ‘monkey see….’

I swear I always thought it was the cable that was giving me the size more so than the incline. Thanks for the heads up.

BTW... I just gotta throw this in

Schwartznagger himself is a facialbuilder. He actually had no choice. He would always get ripped for whatever movie he was in but also had close-ups (face) the loss of fat would cause skin folds. Guess he would target mostly upper cheek (will look like high cheek bones) and jawline (pulls back and broadens)