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kaz
iLift
In my program?
Bench press in various grips. It affects my bench press more notable than any other lifts. This morning the left side struggled to unrack a 60kg bench and the right side got the weight off the chest but the left side completely failed.
I benched 55kg x 2 easily but it was where the weakness started.
Goosey
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Ok.
Just stick with what you're doing, your weak side will catch-up, it's all good, it could take time.
Im not sure what your template is, but maybe consider, doing a set or two of 10~15 to fatigue for a short time? Once a week?
Unless you do have shoulder issues, stay with the barbell.
Goosey
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Spartacus
I know what you mean, but I think kaz didn't have the issue Pre injury.
But while on the topic, do you think this strength imbalance left versus right is more down to how the brain works and recruits, rather than the strength of the muscle?
In this case it could be a matter of skill training?
spartacus
Well-known member
Could be skill.
To digress, I got my imbalance when a kid hurdling every driveway on my right leg.
further, even though I have squatted for years, I think most sets were not done properly, preferring to use back more and getting weight up rather than driving through both feet through floor.
Now I have had a bad fracture for 2 years, I am now squatting properly in my comeback. The other day I reasonably struggled on 4 sets of 6 reps on 75kg. I could easily have done 90kg if I squatted way I did for powerlifting, but no longer see point (unless I was training for powerlifting)
I could let form go, but prefer now to aim for a proper squat with good form.
To digress, I got my imbalance when a kid hurdling every driveway on my right leg.
further, even though I have squatted for years, I think most sets were not done properly, preferring to use back more and getting weight up rather than driving through both feet through floor.
Now I have had a bad fracture for 2 years, I am now squatting properly in my comeback. The other day I reasonably struggled on 4 sets of 6 reps on 75kg. I could easily have done 90kg if I squatted way I did for powerlifting, but no longer see point (unless I was training for powerlifting)
I could let form go, but prefer now to aim for a proper squat with good form.
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I have got issues with my hips being slightly rotated which is a work in progress to correct but it my left side ends up being far more dominant.
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kaz
iLift
I never had the issue pre-injury. 
I did it late March early April and still niggles under the heaviest weight.
I look back over the last few months, If I was setting weight on the bar for squats and deads I'd lift all the weight onto the bar with the right side, the left would just assist. If I was shifting stock at work I'd do most of it with the right side and alot was done one handed.
When I stuffed my ankle I fed up on pain killers to avoid favoring and haven't seen any issues yet.
I did it late March early April and still niggles under the heaviest weight.I look back over the last few months, If I was setting weight on the bar for squats and deads I'd lift all the weight onto the bar with the right side, the left would just assist. If I was shifting stock at work I'd do most of it with the right side and alot was done one handed.
When I stuffed my ankle I fed up on pain killers to avoid favoring and haven't seen any issues yet.
kaz
iLift
Fark!! This is what scares me if I were to ever break a limb.
kaz
iLift
I kicked a support bar during a kipping pull up so hard i fractured the Tibia, I didn't know it was fractured so kept training. I would have kept training had I not stepped off a safety step wrong at work and felt a crack then clicking everywhere I went.
Doc pulled the plug on heavy weight while I was strapped in a boot for a few weeks.
Doc pulled the plug on heavy weight while I was strapped in a boot for a few weeks.
Big Mick
"2014 - Kunce of the year"
I had a partial tear in my left pec and I dropped the weight back on my benches when I started training bench again and it sorted itself out, as a matter of fact my left is now stronger than my right, it must have over compensated after the injury, and I though I was always going to have a weakness after I injured myself, but all good now.
You should bench press with the bar straight and centred. Use a weight that allows you to do this consistently.
If the bar is straight and centred over your body, your arms will be under equal load, assuming they're in identical positions. It will likely be very easy for one arm and hard for the other. This does not matter so long as your form does not suffer.
If the bar is straight and centred over your body, your arms will be under equal load, assuming they're in identical positions. It will likely be very easy for one arm and hard for the other. This does not matter so long as your form does not suffer.