Dominant arm stronger than non-dominant

[emery]

So i got this problem which pretty much screws my bench and pushups over sometimes. Its the fact that my right arm is much stronger and bigger than my left, my right arm has a pretty big muscle but my left has like 1/2-3/4 of my right. I mean i do everything with my right hand, draw, pick up grocerys, touch myself, wash my body, everything. Now when i lift it just sucks when im doing one arm excercises cause when i switch to left its always a bitch to get up.

how do i fucking even this out? i want as big as muscle as i have on my right as in my left.

[Kaspr]

for me its diff i do everything with my right but my left is stronger and a bigger muscle idk y but when i bench im wobbling the bar on my right side and on the left it is straight

[chicanerous]

Switch to dumbbell equivelant upper body exercises. Never do more reps with the dominant arm than the weak arm. Use the weak arm in everyday tasks, especially when carrying and unloading plates or dragging freshly killed animals in from the cold.

[Jetcape]

I have the same problem, except for me it's the entire left side of my body that's stronger than my right, not just the arms. When I do squats, it seems like my left leg takes all of the weight, while my right leg just kind of stabilizes. Should I just concentrate on using my right leg more, or is there some way of evening them out? I can't do pistols yet. Should I work up to those and then start doing weighted ones for each leg?

What about using a heavier weight on one side of the bar? For example, putting a 45lb plate on one end (your stronger side) and a 45lb plus a 10lb on the other end (your weaker side). Would that work well, or would it just fuck you up?

[chicanerous]

Originally Posted by Jetcape

I have the same problem, except for me it's the entire left side of my body that's stronger than my right, not just the arms. When I do squats, it seems like my left leg takes all of the weight, while my right leg just kind of stabilizes. Should I just concentrate on using my right leg more, or is there some way of evening them out? I can't do pistols yet. Should I work up to those and then start doing weighted ones for each leg?

You can do bulgarian split squats (which will also help you train for your pistols), lunges, single-leg deadlifts, etc. You should also consciously focus on pressing or pulling with your weaker side in barbell movements. Visualization is a great idea.

You might check that your limbs aren't longer on one side of your body than the other, as this might be what the weakness is from. My arms, for example, are equal in strength, but not in size because one of my arms is 1 cm longer than the other. This is actually pretty common.

Originally Posted by Jetcape

What about using a heavier weight on one side of the bar? For example, putting a 45lb plate on one end (your stronger side) and a 45lb plus a 10lb on the other end (your weaker side). Would that work well, or would it just fuck you up?

I wouldn't recommend this. There is a unilateral equivelant for almost every movement there is.

[D4damage]

Usually, the non dominent limb is stronger, but you wont have much dexterity in it, like being able to write.

[DarkXacreD]

My non-dominant forearm is LONGER than my dominant forearm. wtf do I do about THAT?

[NightHunter]

Take a hack saw and duct tape to it?