Uneven Soreness.

InsertSLEEPY
InsertSLEEPY Posts: 3 Member
edited June 2016 in Fitness and Exercise
Good afternoon my name is william. I recently just started working out for the first time in my life. A little bit about me I'm 24 male 6 foot 180 pounds. I live a pretty active lifestyle with 3 kids and I stop as a position throwing 50 pound bags of dog food through most of the day.

My workout routine, is military press dumbbells, bench press dumbbells, squats barbell, dumbbell triceps extension, dumbbell hammer curls.
4x10-12 @ 15lbs

My left side is far behind my right (dominant), failing in the second or third set on almost everything. I know that I am unable to keep my form correct and my arm just falls, but I always rest and go back to finish or push through.

Post workout my right side feels like nothing happened, but my left is sore as rocks, almost all the time.

Will it correct? Am I doing something wrong? Should I just stop? It kills my workout attitude when I feel that someone notices how much I fail.

Thank you for your time,
William.

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  • hannahsadler_tn
    hannahsadler_tn Posts: 77 Member
    Hi and welcome! Congratulations on starting a workout routine.

    I would suggest that you film yourself and then watch your form compared to some youtube vids on form for different exercises (there are a TON out there).

    Another note: if the weight you are using is too heavy for you to be able to keep proper form, you should probably consider lowering the weight or just practicing the exercises without weights at all. It can take weeks/months to get form correct, but videotaping yourself and watching proper form vids on youtube will definitely help.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I doubt anyone is taking serious note of your failures. If they do, they know this is part of exercise training and that you are pushing to your limit. No reason to let that demotivate you. It's completely normal for one side to be dominant, and is more noticeable when starting out because you haven't been working on it per se. I suggest doing an extra set on the failed side with a lighter weight.
  • InsertSLEEPY
    InsertSLEEPY Posts: 3 Member
    Thank y'all, and I will try this next time in the gym.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    One other suggestion--if you're doing an exercise where you exercise one side and then the other, rather than using both arms or legs at once, start with the weaker side. You may find that your natural inclination is to work the stronger side first but resist that urge.

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