Lopsided pecks (pick inside)

[Ain't That Something]

After a 3 month hiatus I went back to the gym. Now due to a shoulder injury I tend to overcompensate the weight to one side. Wednesday I work out my chest and it still hurt but for some reason I notice my left pect is more sore and swollen the right.

What should I do to prevent building a lopsided chest?

Will the swelling go down eventually?

I was doing dumbbell bench press to isolate each muscle should I stick to using the bar when I work out chest?

 

[Ain't That Something]

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[Ain't That Something]

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My left peck is swollen and I hope this don't develop. Should I just lower the weight?

 

[LeVraiPapi]

fukk you trynna show your drawer for negga? Does your pec hang that low ?



Anyway, nothing wrong with it. You should massage your chest every once in a while

 

[Slystallion]

your chest seems fine but maybe you should allow your shoulder to heal completely and do machines so that the weight is more evenly distributed

 

[Ain't That Something]

your chest seems fine but maybe you should allow your shoulder to heal completely and do machines so that the weight is more evenly distributed

It's a lingering injury!

But mayb its a bad pic bc it is noticebly different homie in the morror homie.

 

[Slystallion]

i guess stop lifting to failure stop about 2 before failure...but this is a tough one especially with injury. symmetrically you seem fine and most doctors will tell you to stop lifting since most doctors are overly cautious

 

[bscott85]

my chest looks kinda similar ... i didnt have any injury its just my left side is weaker than my right... my right arm is ever so slightly bigger than my left...

honestly dude no one notices but you... ive mentioned to people that my right arm is slightly bigger or my right pec is slightly bigger and everyone says they didnt notice

ive heard that the longer you keep lifting the more it will even out over time... i always throw in a couple extra reps with my weak side.. my left arm is finally catching up to my right so i hope my pec will do the same

just stop staring and judging yourself in the mirror

 

[RedBull]

Are you a second generation S1W? The son of Professor Griff? I ask because of your outfit.

 

[GoPro]

fukk you showing all your public hairs!

 

[Malta]

Dumbbells are the way to go, go heavy with them.

 

[Uncle Trill]

Use machines and chest dumbell presses only, for a few weeks to even it out and strengthen both sides individually.

 

[Ain't That Something]

Might be a dumb question but should I use different weights or is that a recipe to injure myself?

 

[Uncle Trill]

Might be a dumb question but should I use different weights or is that a recipe to injure myself?

Do not use different weights breh, your trying to get both sides even and funtioning at the same level of strength, using different weights will just add more confusion and lopsidedness.

 

[Jesus]

Might be a dumb question but should I use different weights or is that a recipe to injure myself?

Like others mentioned earlier use DB for chest press (incline/decline/flat). I'd recommend for your primary chest exercise for at-least a good couple of months. Don't expect to be able to DB press the same number amoun as the bar it doesn't work that way.