Muscular Imbalance

All,

I'm not sure which sub-forum to post this in. Mobility seems appropriate?

My background

For years I was anti-sport. I was the 'fat' kid in school. When I was 22 (5years ago) I began my journey into the world of physical fitness.

I spent years of my life sitting on the couch and playing computer games. Then I had an epiphany and overnight realised that it was far more rewarding to level up in real life that in was in virtual reality!

Although I had lost my excess weight by the time I was 18. I was a far cry from healthy.

From the age of 18 - 22 I practised stone masonry. This meant swinging a 3.5 lb hammer ever day with the same hand while holding a chisel in the other.

As a result of the above lifestyle I have developed deficiencies in my body and muscular imbalance. The right side of my upper body is much stronger for one.

I notice this affecting some of the movements we perform in Foundation One, most notably with the ring row work.

Next week I am seeing a physiotherapist for a muscular imbalance assessment and I hope this will help me understand deficiencies in my body and put me on the right path to correcting them.

I wanted to share this with the forum, and ask if anyone has experienced something similar, and how it was overcome.

I will be passing to my physiotherapist a copy of the movements I am currently performing so they may take this into consideration when prescribing my treatment.

Well, that's it for now. But I will be sure to update as I move forwards (I hope) on this journey.

Best wishes to all,

Henry

Hey Henry,

I had an issue and background similar to yours a few years ago.  A couple questions for you - 

-How far into F1 and H1 are you?

-When did you notice that one side is bigger than the other?

-Are there noticeable asymmetries other than muscular size?  Look closely at your feet, knees, hips, shoulders, abdomen.  

-Are you in pain?

John

Interesting topic, would like to find out some.more opinions on the best way to adress this issue. Have just gotten bqck into strength training recently and after yeara of injuries due to scoliosis related muscle imbalance am proceeding slowly and with extreme caution. Have found f9r myself that just attempting every excercise with slow aware control i am able to minimise obvious lateral deciation but is there any particular methods that have beem utilised at a higher level to achieve more symetrical balance?

Dale Rubinstein said:

Interesting topic, would like to find out some.more opinions on the best way to adress this issue. Have just gotten bqck into strength training recently and after yeara of injuries due to scoliosis related muscle imbalance am proceeding slowly and with extreme caution. Have found f9r myself that just attempting every excercise with slow aware control i am able to minimise obvious lateral deciation but is there any particular methods that have beem utilised at a higher level to achieve more symetrical balance?

It is "just" a matter of choosing the right exercises for the right person. Foundation does that as good as an internet strength training program can do.