Fri, Jan-14-05, 17:00
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,079
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Plan: My own, post Atkins
Stats: 180/131/140
BF:
Progress: 123%
Location: los angeles
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I don't think flexing is a very good way to judge muscle size and symmetry. Yes, most bodies are not even, and 1 side is usually stronger than the other. It is totally normal, and may or may not cause you large problems, depending on the extent of the assymetry, and what it is affecting. You should judge muscle strength by how you feel during the exercise. If 1 side hurts, or is weaker, you should do some specific exercises to strengthen that side (specific area). It is important to keep the body's strength gains as even as possible, so you don't get hurt later down the road. If you keep making greater gains on the right side, your body might try to compensate for the asymmetrical strength, and the result would probably be some pain on the left side.
The exercises you should do to try and even up depend on what area (s) you are having trouble with. For example, if the left side of your traps were weaker, you could do a couple military presses on that side.
I hope that made any sense at all.
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