Uneven chest

connorjamesw1
connorjamesw1 Posts: 1 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hey everyone! I’m a new poster so please be patient. I’ve been getting back into working out but the left side of my chest won’t curve near the bottom. I feel like I’ve looked up everything and nothing has worked. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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  • Ro_4R
    Ro_4R Posts: 100 Member
    I have the same. One side is a bit more undeveloped. Any insights?
  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 698 Member
    Keep lifting and progressively heavy and in due time it will even out.
  • Teabythesea_
    Teabythesea_ Posts: 559 Member
    Your form could be off during exercises resulting in one side doing more work. You can check that as well as incorporating unilateral work into your routines. I always incorporate unilateral dumbbell presses into my chest routine.
  • manowarrule2003
    manowarrule2003 Posts: 118 Member
    Are you left handed? Could be that your left tricep is taking more of the weight than the pectoral, thus inhibiting its growth. However ive just realised i have highlighted a potential problem without a solution. Sorry mate. Only thing i could suggest is maybe continuing to build the chest as a whole in the hope that it will even out...
  • CharlieCharlie007
    CharlieCharlie007 Posts: 246 Member
    I have the same issue but with my biceps. One has a peak the other a rounded look. Pisses me off, but what can you do.
  • magnusthenerd
    magnusthenerd Posts: 1,207 Member
    manowarrule2003 wrote: »
    Are you left handed? Could be that your left tricep is taking more of the weight than the pectoral, thus inhibiting its growth. However ive just realised i have highlighted a potential problem without a solution. Sorry mate. Only thing i could suggest is maybe continuing to build the chest as a whole in the hope that it will even out...

    If that is the case, there is a solution - take the tricep out of chest work. Sure, 90% of people will scream you have to bench for chest, but really, muscles know tension, not exercise. It would be possible to bring it up with a pec deck or chest flies, potentially one-armed ones.
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,216 Member
    connorjamesw1 wrote: »
    Hey everyone! I’m a new poster so please be patient. I’ve been getting back into working out but the left side of my chest won’t curve near the bottom. I feel like I’ve looked up everything and nothing has worked. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

    Do you have a pic of this issue? You are describing a visual that can be explained by posture, lack of lean muscle (overall not just unilateral) and of course a simple imbalance that is extremely common with a new lifter. Most everybody had a dominant side and that side can be dramatically stronger/bigger than the weak side. Eventually it tends to even out or become less visually evident. My left arm, for example is over a half inch smaller than my right but visually the disparity isn't very noticeable. It was very apparent when I first started lifting and has lessened as I added mass. Also, you can substitute bilateral moves like standard benching with machines like isolateral chest presses. IMO a better exercise to build a defined chest anyhow. I prefer this type of chest exercise to DB's as at a certain point your ability to press sometimes exceeds your ability to control and progress tends to stall.
  • jdog022
    jdog022 Posts: 693 Member
    Could just be where the muscles insert. I have one side different then the other also. A picture may help if your comfortable doing that
  • steverhodes4lu
    steverhodes4lu Posts: 5 Member
    connorjamesw1 wrote: »
    Hey everyone! I’m a new poster so please be patient. I’ve been getting back into working out but the left side of my chest won’t curve near the bottom. I feel like I’ve looked up everything and nothing has worked. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

    Every one is naturally slightly non symmetrical
    But one major factor is often the type of equipment you use
    For instance if you only bench press using a smith machine your dominant side will generally do more work
    Make sure you incorporate some dumbbell/machine/ cable flys or presses in your routine as well as barbell and smith machines

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