Needing help with strength gain for left arm

Crystal_Pistol

Situation:

My left arm is WEAK. I am doing dumbell presses to isolate it, but it keeps fatiguing so I don't know how much of a gain I am making. The strength discrepancy between my arms is HUGE. Pressing 20lbs per arm, can do 15+ reps with right (I always end up stopping so I don't end up with a tennis player one arm bigger problem-LOL), and can BARELY get to 8 with left. The 8th is UGLY!! Same thing with curls. I'm curling 15lbs per arm.

What advice do you have on increasing strength in the weak arm? Should I just continue at the same weight to wait for it to catch up with the right, work it more often than the right? Ideas?

Any feedback is GREATLY appreciated!!

Rae6503

Do you have lower weights so you can push the sets up in reps a bit? Or maybe just do more sets with the weak arm?

When I injured my right arm I had to go all the way back down to 10lb weights. I did the same reps / weight with the left even though I knew it could do much more. It's taken about 2 months to get the right back up to where it was before I hurt it.

Crystal_Pistol

Yes, I have dumbells from 2lbs to 50lbs. So, take my R down to what my L can handle?

Sidesteal

Short answer:
Stick to DB's, get your weak side to catch up and let weak side determine lb and rep ranges.

See here for good reading:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/correcting-a-strength-imbalance-qa.html

Rae6503

So, take my R down to what my L can handle?

Sadly, I think so.

Sidesteal

My left is stronger, mostly in the wrist for some reason.


*ahem*

Crystal_Pistol

LOL at your crazy *kitten* Sidesteal.

stubsy1968

My left is stronger, mostly in the wrist for some reason.


*ahem*

Same as my hubby - weird huh? :laugh:

Kathy

koosdel

So, take my R down to what my L can handle?

Sadly, I think so.

Yes.