How To FIX Abdominal Imbalances | Rectus Abdominis Assymetry
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Hi Blake, you ROCK! I've been dealing with severe posture issues for many years now. The doctors verified by x-rays I have a 8mm leg length discrepancy. I've visited 28 doctors and physical therapists over a 20 year period. They said, "I've never seen anyone move like you before! Even with a lot of effort, I never got any better. I've been working with your videos about a month now and was making good headway, but still missing something. This video about abdominal imbalance hit a home run for me. (I say that hoping not to jinx myself). I've always felt my left ab muscle was really tight and never got much movement compared to the right side. After following your video, both sides move much more balanced now. It seems that my pelvis is free to move into proper position and not constantly fighting itself. Thanks SO MUCH for making these videos!!
D Bink how long and how often did it take you to feel a notice?
what test did you do to assess leg length discrepancy?
man this is the absolute best info out there on this subject. thank you very much!
Very informative video. First one on this important & relevant subject
Thanks, I'll definitely try this
Thank you for this! I've noticed my stomach muscles are even due to holding baby on one side predominantly. So you are spot on with "leaning" example. Will definitely incorporate this suggestion in my workouts.
which way were you leaning/ which side was uneven due to the baby holding?
I found one sided planking worked as well to tone one side of my abs when mixing it into a routine.👍👍👍
Really¿
wouldn’t that just workout the obliques?
@@kristianmilagrosa4331 😂
Send link please
@@majinnkid3018yes
great video......thanks for the info
Thanks much, have an awesome day
Hey Blake. Im a left leg below the knee amputee. Which I'm not too restricted in what i can do physically. However, I have been working out for years before the amputation but, my left side has always been weaker and even visibly asymmetric. Before i started working my abs they were symmetric. I've tried everything to correct this imbalance with some progress but still visibly asymmetric. I've never had a six pack but I'm pretty lean and it just seems like after all the work (mostly isolation exercises like side planks ect. & also working both sides mixed in) I'd put this problem to rest by now. Any help would be seriously appreciated. Thanks.
Hey Blake!! Practically 5 years later and still great Value in these vids!
So my issue is that I've practiced Trampoline over 10 years and 1 of the upper abs is obvs predominant (we're taught to always twist to one side only), where nowadays, I do the other exes specifically directed to the opposite (weaker) one and that alone doesn't suffice since the predominant side overreacts even in those situations.
(It's only the upper one) WHAT do you suggest I could do more, besides this exe?
Again, Great short vid,
Hope to hear from you ;)
go bouncy bounce on trampoline
I have the same issue with only the upper abs being noticibly imbalanced. Did you mange to balance out yours and if so how did you go about it?
I have a question! I spend a lot of time sitting (am studying computer science) and have started going to the gym. My problem is: my vmo is underactive in relation to my outer quads, and my patella's don't track correctly, so much that when out and about one has dislocated laterally. When I squat, my outer quads are very sore, but my vmo not so much.
Perhaps I'm not fully extending enough at the top? My hypermobility makes me worried to overextend under a bar hah. Or maybe I'm not going deep enough, I'm unsure.
It might help to know that my adductors are a bit overactive, and my glutes are underactive. I'm working on them.
***** I'll try that, thanks for the feedback. Btw, I just noticed my VM's work more if I try to force more of an arch in my flat feet, and adduct (and internally rotate) my femurs in the squat.
I get/understand lateral abdominal resp. core inbalances, but I just can't imagine the rectus being imbalanced. I DO know that the obliques, QuadratusLumborum and ErectorSpinae muscles can get imbalanced (lateral+rotation). Can you point me a scientific/medical source for rectus imbalances? I've never heard of this, dispite being a professional.
I'm a german sports-therapist (mixture of orthopedic rehab, behavior-psychotherapy mostly based on personal training, and relaxation-techniques) in the process doing a formal physiotherapy-education.
The Seeker1982 no
thanks i did nt have a ball handy so i just tried it with the back of my scissors and that helped too!
@GuirellaZen_Fitness can I use a theragun instead of a tennis ball?
anything for functional scoliosis? very weak abs one side and protruding ribs the other. Causing a lot of pain in thoracic t5/6 but hardly any curvature
Will this work on my lats or other muscle imbalances?
its so common yet its so hard to find content that addresses it for some reason
when i had bad posture i felt like that thanks for this valuable information i hope to see more posture videos you really good at it
Just wonderful, I have been researching "fixing muscle imbalances bodybuilding" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Reenrianna Imbalances Redemption - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my colleague got amazing results with it.
I believe what caused all of my ab imbalances was batting in baseball. I am a right handed batter so only the abs left of my navel are toned, the other side is super flat. Here to fix it though!
hi! i need some advices and i hope someone can help me. the problem is that i have uneven side abs, very asymmetric belly. the right side is way more curvy than the left side :/ idk what to do, which side of my oblique abs should i strengthen more ? what should i do ?
I have the exact same problem i don’t know which side to workout to strength the weak side
Can you do other videos in this topic?
I have been diagnosed with a muscle strain in my lower rectus abdominis on my right side. It has been 6 weeks and I started to get worried that I had a hernia because it is taking so long to heal. The doctors did an ultrasound and said they saw no signs of hernia and so their only explanation is that it is a muscle strain. I am kind of afraid to stretch it because I am afraid I could strain it further but I am wondering if there is anything I can do to help my situation? Is this activity in this video something that you think I should try or is there a chance it could make things worse? I am really lost right now as to what I can do!
Chris Scahel how you doing now
My abs are very proportional but my top right ab is massive, should I do ab workouts twisting to the left or right to strength the left ab? And what exercises would you recommend?
Same! I thought something up there tore or something, but I think it’s because my top right ab is just getting some extreme burn versus the rest of my body
I started using gymnast rings while working out. I think my solution is just to start leaning on my left side a lot more and trying to consciously engage my left side.
Leaning into the left, and or support more of my right side to focus more on the left. I found consciously overtly crunching into my left side to help a lot! Hope this helps.
Dude me too! Have you found anything to help?
@@RojerGarcia.
doing single leg crunches on the weak side,
holding your hand on the weak side and trying to flex
doing crunches to your weak side.
be mindful how you walk, stand, and sit, you might be moving your pelvis or are shifting your to one side causing your abs to be forced on oneside.
work on just building muscle memory for the weak side. I often walk around holding my left side trying to engage it
I have one bigger lat, need I to stretch the bigger or smaller lat ? Sorry my english is not very good. Thanks for the video !!
***** Tnx mate !!
***** Yeah I do it from time to time. Keep making videos , I am telling al the people in the gym to look at your channel, great channel !
Vanja Man stretch both. Do bent over rows to equal out work
What was the answer?
Hey I have a nerve/strength imbalance between the left side and right side of my body. The musculature of the left side of my body contracts harder and faster such as my entire back, my left shoulder, left rectus abdominal and obliques, most of my lrft leg too... I have si joint subluxation ( left si joint sticks out very much and the right side is very deep)( this si joint subluxation came from crackijg my lower spine frim right to left for around 6 minths) i already understand that the si joint is responsible for feeding the lower body with strength and energy so I understand why the left leg/left erectors would be stronger.. I also had a stability problem with my lrft shoulder for some years now and when I was used to only train bodyweight exercises , I think I aggravated it because when doing pull ups/ push ups I'd feel way harder contraction on the left side ,, I think ths is due to the muscles around the unstable shoulder joint having to work harder because the shoulder can't take the weight? my left leg also feels longer than the right , I started going to try gym also, I was also gong to go to a chiropractor to get my si joint manipulated? any advice for me ? exercises? streches ? I'd really appreciate your feedback , I love your videos !! Thanks :D
+The Emperor Email me if you need my professional help brother
Can it also fix uneven And imbalnaced ABS?
Uneven abs are genetic but Imbalanced abs are bc of work
Hey man, I'm 15 and I play football I've had two knee surgeries due too soft tissue damage. Could this be because of my flat feet and knock knees? If so how do I fix knock knees? I watched your video about flat feet and I've been doing the exercises that you demonstrated everyday and I have been taking walks standing on my fore foot to strengthen the muscles in my feet
***** its hard to tell but I think I can see some improvements already. If it's not my flat feet causing knock knees is their anything else I can do to improve my knees?
Thanks man
Thank you so much your a lifesaver *****
Thank you so much I really hated how my left side was more toned
did it work?
@@owenvogler1021 did it work?
Hasn’t been long enough to tell for me
@@owenvogler1021 did it work?
@@owenvogler1021 Did it work?
I have a pretty bad imbalance in my obliques and there's no videos on how to fix it would this work for them it's from what I know my lower obliques on my right side show less than my left
Yeah it should work if you're leaning too one side of your body your activating your obliques
Help! I had decent abs but stopped working out for a while I then woke up one morning and noticed my ab In the middle on my right side basically vanished I can still feel my abs but the middle right one is just flat?!?!
Same bro. Did you figure out a fix?
I have one upper ab that’s smaller than the other
Same did you find a way to fix this?
I'm always leaning
I'm decently muscular, i'm few months into training calisthenics, around 12% body fat, but i have this one really big issue where my middle left ab is just non existent. I hope it's not genetic issue where i'm missing an ab and i'm hoping it's just an imbalance. I might try this and find out.
Have you fix it? I have same problem here😢
Bro i am at 12% too and i do calisthenics too and my middle left ab is also not visible
Did you find any solution for it?
@@kucinggaul5602 guess he is dead or left calisthenics
Can same thing work on fat Bally ? Because it is not working on me plz halp me
Fat Belly = anterior pelvic tilt
My abs is a bit inbalance. Can you suggest me what to do to balance my abs? My abs only have five abs only.
Hmmm did you notice that video above this comment section?
ProfiYntroz lol
It's most likely genetics
Hahaahah man that looks bad in a gym! gotta do what you gatta do! I have a trap and oblique imbalance from skateboarding for ten years, been pushing around for many miles! So I guess essentially stretch and massage the thicker side?
It would make for a good prank! Right on! Thanks for the follow up!
I tried it, I can feel a big difference. I did bent over rows, standing overhead press, and squats, stretch the left side between sets. It was like my right side stayed kinda pumped feeling.
Take care and thanks again for being so generous with your knowledge. I will keep this practice up and let you know!
I am suffering from same problem
please help me
Oh fuck. I was laying on my one side for a veeery long time every day. Well, thats probably why there is imbalance in my abs
which side was the more prominent one?
Can you guys suggest me other exercise I have have ball😅😅
Why wouldn’t you just try to activate the weak side instead of inhibiting the stronger side? Like the bending you said not to do on the stronger side, maybe do that on the weak side then.
Trying to activate the weak side of the abs isn't really effective as most of the time the stronger side will just take over no matter if the exercise is unilateral.
HIkaru Sai I don’t think so, an active muscle can be trained in the same position you activated it with a static hold or isometrics until you can train it dynamically without it failing. Inhibiting the stronger side just makes for two weak sides and it’s only temporary anyway. Tightness comes back.
I don’t have any balls around.
I have uneven abs..so it's fix those exercises..🤔
thats genetics dude..
The only reason you would have a uneven abdomen is if you have horrible form to have even work you have to have perfect form simple as that get your form down and you don’t need a fucking ball to roll on
When I first began working out I already had this imbalances , like he said these imbalances can come from everywhere, even with perfect form you still have more muscle to mind connection to the dominant side so you have more contraction and working more the dominant side even with perfect form!
My right top ab is bigger than the left by a lot do you have any ideas to fix this?