ShapeFit.com Forum Index ShapeFit.com
Fitness discussion forum for bodybuilding, weight loss, diet and exercise.
 
  Log inLog in   RegisterRegister  SearchSearch  ProfileProfile    FitTracker  ShapeFit.com   

Left section more defined than Right section?

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    ShapeFit.com Forum Index -> Six Pack Abs
Author Message
djg




Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 26

PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2007 5:15 pm    Post subject: Left section more defined than Right section? Reply with quote

I've been working out almost every day for about 2 weeks now and I've been doing heavy ab workouts whenever I'm at the gym. I still haven't lost all the fat on my stomach to make my abs really show, but when I flex my abs and feel them, it almost feels as if my left ab section is more defined than my right ab section despite me doing symmetrical workouts.

Currently I am 5"10, 175lbs if that means anything.

Does anyone have a possible explanation for this?
Back to top
SarahPT




Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 603
Location: Western Maine

PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's pretty normal. My abs are more developed on one side than the other. It happens with other muscle groups as well. One bicep or quadricep for example could be bigger than the other.

Sarah
Back to top
Boss Man




Joined: 25 Nov 2006
Posts: 3764
Location: My site, (Steelmuscle), and anywhere else I feel like

PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A lot of muscles can have a weaker opposite, I.E one bicep weaker than another, as the dominant side you have, will develop more in childhood through increased use.

The abs may well be the same.

It could be genetics, though there's a slight chance it could also be down to technique, if you execute some Abs exercises, or just one exercise without exacting form, and create uneven stimulus leading to lopsided Ads muscles.

So make sure technique is good, though realistically, I think it's more likely genetics than anything else.
Back to top
klauck




Joined: 05 Jul 2007
Posts: 1

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have the same thing.. but its like my right set of abs is just raised a little not bigger.
Back to top
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    ShapeFit.com Forum Index -> Six Pack Abs All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group