What to do about muscle imbalances 🤯
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2024
- How should you workout if you have muscle imbalances?
1. Match reps per side, with a caveat. Most people do the weak side first, then stop their strong side. Instead, try pushing the strong side as normal then matching the weak side with as many rest pause sets as needed.
2. Let your technique change side to side. We're asymmetrical by design, so we shouldn't expect both sides to move the exact same. Need to rotate your leg out more? Rotate your arm in more? Do it. If you force yourself to be unnaturally symmetrical it may be limiting your comfort and performance on the weaker side.
3. Stop worrying about it. No matter what you see on social media, imbalances don't always lead to pain or performance issues. Often, they HELP performance e.g. in elite athletes. And what CAN lead to pain is catastrophizing about a problem that doesn't exist i.e. the nocebo effect.
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What to do about muscle imbalances 👇🏻
1. Match reps per side, with a caveat. Most people do the weak side first, then stop their strong side. Instead, try pushing the strong side as normal then matching the weak side with as many Rest Pause/Myo Rep sets as needed.
2. Let your technique change side to side. We're asymmetrical by design, so we shouldn't expect both sides to move the exact same. Need to rotate your leg out more? Rotate your arm in more? Do it. If you force yourself to be unnaturally symmetrical it may be limiting your comfort and performance on the weaker side.
3. Stop worrying about it. No matter what you see on social media, imbalances don't always lead to pain or performance issues. Often, they HELP performance e.g. in elite athletes. And what CAN lead to pain is catastrophizing about a problem that doesn't exist i.e. the nocebo effect.
Why is starting with the weaker side bad?
@@Mido_ What he means is starting with weaker side and doing the same number of reps with stronger side. You should not do that because the progress on stronger side is slower than progress on the weaker side and it will eventually catch up.
@@reko001 "and it will eventually catch up" - well, it's that the whole point? No more imbalances.
@@Mido_i mean if you do it the other way (pause set/myo/) your weaker side would probably catch up too but it also doesn’t limit the progressing on your dominant side
My weaker side is bigger than stronger side
"Physically, anyway" 💀
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ayyo bro roasting our mental health 🤣
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(Checks pants)
"Ya here that buddy?"
Jelqing 24/7 to turn that curve straight as a ruler 📏 🔥
POV me trying to explain why one arm is stronger than the other
😂
We know the reason....
@@banane44uhh you might be right😂😅
My right can lift heavy but left can endure longer DB static holds
My left is for wrighting and lifting heavier objects, and my right is for wrighting as well, and for beating my meat
I love this wtf is this guy underrated or something?
Okay nvm Im literally the first comment didnt realize he posted it 3 sec before i commented
I appreciate your swiftness 🫡
Still underrated tho not to give off the wrong impression
@@coacheugeneteo this was a great first impression for your channel - great combination of knowledge and mindset! Appreciate you
Joke's on you, I wipe with both hands and have achieved perfection.
jokes on u, i dont wipe 🗣️
@@nighthaunter5615jokes
Jokes on u, i dont have hands
Jokes on you I don't have a body...wait
Jokes on u I don’t even have a soul
Theo and Sean are the best influencers about fitness. Keep the fire going
Thank you! 🙏
Dr Mike
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This!!! As a physiotherapist I would love for this to reach each and every corner of the globe! You have no idea how many times a week I have to repeat that we are asymmetrical by nature to my patients.
Also loved your tips, never thought about the 1st one
This is so valid , I always felt that my lats looked uneven but this made me feel better
No one is perfect but try stretching both your lats at the end of back day.
Perfectly symmetrical muscles are very rare, especially considering that some people's muscles attach at slightly different points etc so there's no way they'll ever look the same
Even Ronnie Coleman's erectors were asymmetrical, so don't worry too much!
@@productofmymind4860100%, and heaps of people have asymmetrical abs, more specifically their Rectus abdominis, it doesn’t make their abs look any less awesome.
My lats are uneven, one bicep is bigger than the other, same with the long head of the tricep. The inner forearm muscle pops out more on one arm.
Bro you have no clue how much this video meant to me. 🔥
"You are not broken (physically)"
I needed that thanks
My right shoulder isn't as flexible as my left
My right foot have different shape than my left
Whenever I practice my religion I'd get leg cramp on my right first
My grips also differ
Throughout my fitness journey I started to realize things about my body and irks me
But yeah thanks for that
"Your brain is asymmetrical" I'm stealing this line for my next debate🤧
Love the way you teach! Thank you 😄
Thank you. God bless you.
This is one of the best videos i’ve seen in my life
Thanks, needed this, it helps countering self-toxicity hearing this
Thanks man U make me love myself again
Beautifully said sir 💪🏾
Thank you so much, thought I was tripping.
Thought I was about to love myself til you tore me down like that XD
wisdom, love it😍, keep going 💯
Thank you so much. This helped a lot with some insecurities.
Bro as somebody that is skinny and built muscle I noticed muscle imbalance and I needed this video ❤❤❤
this made my body dysmorphia somewhat better
Thank you for this
This is validating. Love it. 😅
Love ur vids on imbalances. I believe u said something to the effect that the imbalances we see are pretty much only noticeable to ourselves and that applied to this vid for me. Wouldnt of even seen an imbalance in ur physique until u pointed it out 💪
Thank you very much this made me smile😊
Hey this video was great! Instant follow
I rely needed to hear that
THANKS
Great video always love your videos
Great advice brother❤
Coincidently, I was looking at my shoulders in the gym room the other day and was thinking how can I make it look "balance". Thank you for this post.
This is why I love sculpting, the human body will never be perfect
Love this attitude
Looks like you have been working those new ab training techniques, Eugene! Great message, friend!
My goodness, this is so refreshing. I am a personal trainer and been wrapping my head around imbalances for so long, wishing to figure it out, thinking it is a big part my magical job to balance them folks out as much as possible... can you imagine the brain energy waste ? 😂 an the web is OF COURSE filled with such critical point of views picking on and drilling in minority reports... aaaaaaaah. Such a great message!
Mine were really bad when I started lifting, my left arm would give out way before the right on chest press especially. My left tricep is still smaller but feels about the same strength wise
This is the gym positivity that we all need to hear.
You instantly earned a sub. Bro that's some facts
Thank you, man.
But my right hand is very ripped than my left hand due to 'non-disclosable' reasons.
Ty man I need this fr 🫶🏻
Holy cow first 6 months in the gym and my shoulders have very similar size ratios. My left front delt is significantly smaller than my right despite being able to handle basically the same stimulus. I needed to see this, thank you eugene
You're the best sir
Thanks this made me less self conscious
Earned a sub
my thing bends to one side so you're right, i do have an imbalance
I like how you took in the "ass wiping" factor, i never thought of that 😂
Drives me absolutely crazy. I'm right handed but my left side is bigger and stronger. Except for my lats
You helped my security about my abs😭
Bro o try to walk straight and sometimes the pavement sets me off, im too conscious, this video made me feel better lol. Improved over a year though.
On point.
i feel like my self esteem just increased by 10 points
Wiping intensity is crazy
Thank you.
Great video. Wow.
Muchas gracias 😅
That last part got me thinking about ever single choices I made in my life 😭
I only train my right forearm. I refuse to elaborate.
you dont need to
Wonderful video❤: informative
Thanks for this video, I always thought it was weird why my right shoulder was slightly bigger than my left, although I’m a lefty and my left arm is actually stronger. I spent months trying to get them more similar by lifting heavier and slightly more reps, but to no avail. Glad to know, it’s just natural I guess.
I just learned increase the reps or weight on the other side to even things out a lil
Subbed.
💯 exactly
I got this right after a video of a guy with a paralyzed arm. That was completely jacked on one side and thinner than a stick on the paralyzed side
I so expected him to say "as all things should be" at the start
my left one is bigger than my right one, so I was hoping that it was ok! thank you 😂
Thank you, my left leg is 1cm longer this causes muscle imbalance from my legs to my upper body. I needed to hear this
Klokov has the same problem. He's still bullshit strong though.
Needed him for a long time
For some one with OCD this is the worst thing I learn for months
I noticed it in my recent upper body training while I was training hammer curls and I had 2 maybe 3 reps still in the tank for the right side my left sight was a struggle and I couldn’t get any further.
i have found that with balanced training, due to the growth rate slowing as you get bigger, you eventually start to even out
Do you have any tips to prevent tennis elbow and how to recover? It would be greatly appreciated!!!
I can lift twice the weight on the right arm than on my left one💀
I find it unsetlling you caught me while wiping my ass with my off-hand 💀
😂😂
Bro can you give me some tips for training abs and back for beginners.
The fact that my ribcage being slightly rotated is gonna keep me up all night now 💀
I think the only thing that affects ur functionality is if one side is alot tighter, like one really tight hamstring, pec, etc
My left trap is double the size of my right one and I have no idea why.... was a shocked when I first realised it. My dominant hand is right too.
God said “and it was good” ❤
Same with lower body
My right ball is bigger than left 😂
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Only fix muscle imbalances if it causes pain, prolonged soreness or even numbness….
I think we all know why our right arm is stronger than our left 💀
I'm right handed and my left arm has always looked way more jacked. Makes no sense to me lol
Where are you from?
The accent is so pleasing on the ears
Australia
@@coacheugeneteo lol I was guessing that, Awesome content,
Got yourself a new subscriber
"perfectly imbalance" is the perfect definition...
Was wondering about it. My back muscles are smaller on the left side
I love training but I have asymmetry in my legs. My right leg is 4 cm bigger than the left! 😅
Bowling got one arm big as hell 😭
Me when my friend asks why my right arm is 3x bigger than my left:
There's a theory that the reason why we have a dominant side is because the non-dominant side is better adapted to holding things in place. So odd hand holds things while the main hand works with them.
I just want to fix my imbalances as my left arm is weaker than my right arm
Stand STRAIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish you were 100% correct on this, but you’re forgetting about impingement and how it can affect the body. Plus how it creates muscle imbalance due to muscles not firing properly from being trapped in certain positions
If it leads to pain you need to worry about it but that is basically the only situation when it is relevant apart from aesthetic reasons.
Preventing a future issue before it becomes a chronic pain cycle is worth some investment of time. It's not a black and white issue though so it takes a fair amount of experience to navigate the nuance and context of what to worry about and what to let play out. Aesthetics is the least priority to worry about since many contextual issues around muscle imbalances have more to do with the nervous system, proprioception, and coordination and not visible differences in the actual muscle tissue.
For example if I have a client that is an avid runner and one of their legs turns out significantly when they walk
un, whether they already have pain or not, I'm going to address it so it doesn't become a problem or bigger problem down the road. For body builders this might not be much of an issue, but for athletes while yes some imbalances serve a functional benefit, it still has to be monitored and managed to make sure what helps their performance in the moment doesn't break their body down faster and cut their career short.
that's sorta the problem w muscle embalances. the whole body is connected. one thing is likely to lead to another. and since muscles hold your bones in place, you don't want a disk slipping
My left shoulder looks more compact and the shoulder head is positioned noticeably lower relative to the shoulder joint even though both joints are symmetrical (if that description makes sense anyways) but both are equally as strong! I’ve always found that to be very weird about my body after 10 years of lifting
Alot of time muscle imbalances are just different insertions of that muscle. Nothing you can really do about that.
I count wipes as reps as well
Only time to worry is if there’s an OBVIOUS visual imbalance or pain caused by it. Otherwise it could literally be a slight variance in the thickness of the soles of your shoes causing one side to be lower