Pec problems!

oggydon

Can anyone tell me why on 1side of my chest is not progressing like the other(look at pic). Am i doing something wrong? Been training about three months now and have just started to notice the difference in my pec shape, is this normal?

cellaratt

Hard to give advice on if your doing something wrong without giving us a sample of your current routine...but here are some possible reasons why.

Most people naturally have a dominent side ( usually what ever hand you use for writing ) so you may not be doing anything incorrectly. I don't believe 3 months of training is enough time to expect to see perfect semitry.

Stick to chest exercises that require a bar instead of dumbbell so that your less shaped side will have to work harder. You may not feel your accomplishing anything in your other side but that's kinda the point. In due time your weaker side should catch up and you can continue to make great gains with equal success " If at first you don't suck seed , suck , suck , until you do suck seed. "

There will be much advise to follow

oggydon

Thank u for your response, its actually my non-writing side that appears to have gained more muscle. My right side which is my stongest side is not as pumped as the left arm and chest.

cellaratt

Here's something we discovered at our gym. Out of the eight 45lb. plates we had only two actually weighed 45lbs. None of the remaining plates weighed the same, they ranged from 42lbs to 47lbs (marked as 45lbs. ) so when we thought we were using equal weights on both sides it could in reallity be a 5-20 pound differance. It may not be that uncommon in anybodys gym, just overlooked.

P.S. The plates I am refering to are olympic from a major brand.

Ironclad

Hmm, i'm looking at your pic and i'm wondering.... it IS the left that isn't as well developed as the right.
I've edited my own post here...
Dude, how old are you? Your nip is blown up like a balloon or sumit!

oggydon

Hello, my left pec is growing ok, the nipple is like that cos it has been pierced. Im concerned at the bit between the chest,look at the shape difference. My left side has got a smooth curve to it and the right side is completly different, just wondering if it will change as i progress. Im 28

Pikey

It’s difficult to say from one photo, the anchor points on the sternum aren’t symmetrical, there’s loads of potential causes, look at my avvy you’ll my left pec is a right mess, that’s because I tore the muscle off the ligament but the tare is usually from the outside not centre so I doubt you’ve done that.

Most people aren’t truly symmetrical, my right arm is ¼ inch bigger than my left after nearly 30 years of training, my upper quads are a different shape, and of course my pec is.

If it’s tender, feels different to the other or you are worried go and see a doctor.
But most people when they start have a strong side which evens up over the first year or so…

oggydon

Thanks alot, that is the sort of answer im looking for. Its not tender or anything just a different shape as you can see, but if you reckon it will start to look the same after time, then im happy with that, cheers. Since you have been helpfull with this, can you give me a good daily meal plan for bulking up,is it good to eat alot, but i dont want to put on fat

Nath

[quote=cellaratt;218362]Hard to give advice on if your doing something wrong without giving us a sample of your current routine...but here are some possible reasons why.

Most people naturally have a dominent side ( usually what ever hand you use for writing ) so you may not be doing anything incorrectly. I don't believe 3 months of training is enough time to expect to see perfect semitry.

Stick to chest exercises that require a bar instead of dumbbell so that your less shaped side will have to work harder. You may not feel your accomplishing anything in your other side but that's kinda the point. In due time your weaker side should catch up and you can continue to make great gains with equal success " If at first you don't suck seed , suck , suck , until you do suck seed. "

Isn't it easier to cheat using a barbell?? I ussually mix it up between db's and barbell but I notice a lot of people seem to favour their right hand side during bench press.

Funnily enough, my left and side seems to have better definition than my right, I put this down to the fact that uring my life I've always used my right side more and since I began training my left has had to work extra hard to catch up (no scientific theory behind it,just a hunch) =)

Pikey

Hi Oggydon , my journal has loads of ramblings about my diet, to get it right I’d need to know how heavy you are a 19stone lean guy is going to burn loans more than an 11 stone…
But you don’t look either so guessing you’re about 13 stone…

And probably more suited to the diet section but...

The below is based on me off season I normally get to just shy of 15 stone and compete at north of 12 ½

Meat cooked weight, carbs uncooked weight
Meal 1
8 egg white 2 yolks
120 gram oats in water with a handful of raisins
Meal 2
2 ½ scoops build and recover
Meal 3
220gram cooked weight turkey or chicken breast
Salad and 200 gram baked spud
Meal 4 – same as meal 2
Meal 5
220 gram chicken breast or a couple of mackerel fillets with 70 grams basmati rice
Meal 6 –
post work out 2 scoops of build and recover with 1 scoop of extreme protein
Meal 7
any lean meat with veg and rice pasta or potatoes but not fried and no cream based sauces
If I eat again it will be cottage cheese or another drink of protein
Wednesdays which is my rest day I drop the post workout shake and eat as much extra complex carbs as I can
Saturday afternoons from about 1pm to 6pm I have cheat time and eat anything I fancy, which normally means Nandos or similar.
I don’t gorge everyday as I find my appetite disappears then I don’t eat so I don’t grow… I don't cheat into the evening on a saturday because then you'll be sleeping on carbs abd fats which is a good way to get fat.