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Old 01-15-2007, 02:17 AM
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Default What to do about extremely uneven lats?

My left side is a lot bigger and more developed than my right.

ATM im only training floor press, deadlifts, squats 3x per week (i have an injury where I can NOT do normal bench or any other chest movement, but Im able to get away with floor presses - at least im hitting the chest with them (Altho i dont really want to go into details about this injury)

But back to the uneven lats, should i add some 1 arm rows or something and do them only on my right side. Would that help?

ne suggestions would be great
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Old 01-15-2007, 04:28 AM
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No. Do heavy barbell rows and other two handed rowing exercises. Over time, they'll even themselves out.
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Old 01-15-2007, 04:51 AM
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Old 01-15-2007, 03:17 PM
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Pull up and pull downs, two handed excercises will help build semetry
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Old 01-15-2007, 03:40 PM
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im confused at why you can say they will even out?

ive done rows and that in the past but still one is a lot bigger than the other

why is the other side suddenly going to grow a lot faster than normal?
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it has to play catch up. just try to focus more while you lift....
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Old 01-15-2007, 05:40 PM
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your right side will adjust and probaly plateu but be maintained while the left will continue to adapt and get bigger and even out. That's what 0311 was getting at I think.
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Old 01-15-2007, 08:22 PM
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Think of it as a two legged race. Your left lat represents a polish strongman and your right represents a 500lb fat fuck. You keep losing the race and wondering why when you've got a fuckin strongman on your team! You gotta work both at the same time and get them both to work as a team, sooner or later they'll both be in synch with eachother and you'll win the race!
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LOL, it's not rocket science. Think long and hard about this...

Lets say you're doing 2 sets of 8-10 reps of barbell rows. YOU are saying that one lat is 'bigger' than the other. So if you're using the same amount of poundages on EACH side via rowing with BOTH HANDS, do the math. You're going to eventually FORCE your weaker side to grow and handle the weight the other side is pulling.

I know what you WANT to hear, but it's wrong. With your train of thought, you're saying that if one bicep is bigger than the other you should do more curling only on one side? Hell no -> Do some heavy barbell curls, and FORCE your weaker/smaller side to ADAPT. Another example would be to do some one-legged squatting only one one side vs. just loading up the bar and doing full squats, again FORCING your weaker side to ADAPT.

Question: What kind of weight are you using for your back exercises? Can you provide a day with sets/reps?
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Old 01-17-2007, 10:29 AM
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Its not uncommon all that uncommon for body muscles to grow unevenly...I had this issue with my pecs.

I dedicated a couple of warmup sets for that side alone and then began my sessions as usual. Gotta be consistent at it though.

It for sure has helped me.

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