Feeling only right biceps working during statics

[Falcon]

Hi, I have this problem for a long time, its esspecially significant during PL leans with fingers poiting backwards and RTO support.

The problem is, I feel strain (I don't know how to call it, or muscle numbness, if you want) on my right biceps only, I'm right handed. I've already checked the ring height for the support, to make sure that the right ring isn't higher, but even when doing RTO support sets on both sides (that means I do my first, say 6 sets of RTO support normally, and then for the another 6 sets I turn 180° (I don't really know how to explain that in english, damn!) meaning my right hand is using the ring that left hand used before, even though, I still feel like only my right biceps is working.

I can also notice that my right biceps is bigger than the left. That assymetry is visible (It's minor, not really significant) on deltoids (right one is bigger), triceps (also the right one), and when doing HeSPUs, I can feel that my right hand is pressing stronger than the left. Suprisingly, my left pectoral is slightly bigger (again, RTO support).

Tips appreciated.

[Reveridian]

People are generally stronger on the arm that is most dominant, in your case your right arm. If you have done lots of working out, especially with weights, an imbalance can occur due to you being able to do more with your right arm then your left. Same goes for shoulders etc. If you are feeling pain in your right arm then be careful of overworking it. I'm not really sure how else I can help, you might want to get someone like slizz to have a look at this thread. The only other thing I can suggest is to make sure your positioning is correct, not skewed and maybe, if your right arm is significantly stronger, think about doing a few extra small drills on your left arm to try and build up it's strength a little bit.

[MH87]

Hey.

First post here. I really think this thread here could get some more attention in the Joint Preparation & Flexibility Work part of the forum.

I also have a slight imbalance, probably because I played a lot of sports like tennis and badminton as a kid - I even went to several sports physicists who noticed it right away... They didn't offer any solutions though.

Just like you.. Some of the muscles in the right side of my body are pretty much just a little bit stronger, like the biceps. So I get that too! A lot actually, probably more than I realize during certain moves. Dumbbells are great for correcting imbalances like this imo. That and building the mind-muscle connection for the left side. Feeling the muscles in that side, esp. during slow pulls like pull ups should help, doing what you can to squeeze that side of the body more.. Should help.

[MH87]

After the transition from barbell work to calisthenics work outs + a little dumbbell assistance excercises I feel like it's already a lot better.. So you should be able to correct it quickly as well.

[David Barclay]

Hi there, as other posters have noted, imbalances are pretty normal when you look at the sort of activities you have been doing over your previous years.

I have an amusing imbalance that other parents might chuckle at. I am right handed, but have never played any 'side specific' sports. My background is in triathlon, but I have always led an active lifestyle.

Last year I tried kettlebells for the first time, and specifically when doing snatches, found that my left side was much stronger than my right. But why was that - I am right handed, and have never done anything in which I used my left side more than my right. But wait... I have two daughters ages 2 and 4. When I was cooking breakfast with my then three year old in my hands, I realized why I was stronger on my left side.

Since the day my first was born, I have consistently reached down and picked her (later them) up with my left arm, and held them on my hip or on my chest, while carrying out life tasks with my right arm. So, while I was a busy parent, and for a while only really riding my bike to work for exercise, my left side was getting lots of dynamic work (bend down, pick up child) and plenty of static work (holding the child). My lazy right arm was cooking breakfast, moving a mouse to make my daily wage, and holding onto my bike handle bars. After three years of this, I only noticed the imbalance when I tried a hard ‘side specific’ activity – in this case kettlebell snatches.

Imbalance comes in all different flavors. Find the reason and work to correct it. And while you are at it, give your kids a hug.

David

[Newguy]

Kids, the perfect weight training device, as you get stronger they get bigger, and the stronger they get the more they wiggle, so the more force it takes to keep from dropping them.

[Reveridian]

Kids, the perfect weight training device, as you get stronger they get bigger, and the stronger they get the more they wiggle, so the more force it takes to keep from dropping them.

Ahahahaha Quoted for truth. Maybe we should all start to implement children weight training. I see this could be a future breakthrough for the next olympian's training regime.

[David Barclay]

Ahahahaha Quoted for truth. Maybe we should all start to implement children weight training. I see this could be a future breakthrough for the next olympian's training regime.

It is pretty funny, but among all my friends with kids, I end up being the one the kids ask when they want to be tossed about like kettlebells. Flinging 30 to 40 lbs of kid around takes a bit of strength, and it seems that many of my mid 30s contemporaries are lacking the necessary strength... It is a chicken or the egg? What comes first - the strength to toss them, the kids to develop the needed strength.

David