Need help desperately!!!

Mini0n · Post by **Mini0n** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:17 am

Hello everyone, i've started going to the gym about 1month and 4 weeks ago, but i've stopped going to the gym for 2weeks ever since i found out that right trapezius muscle are slightly bigger than left trapezius muscles. Its not really visible unless i tense both muscles up. What should i do now? PLEASE HELP!!!

I've seen results in muscles, but i'm disappointed and helpless as to what should i do to trapezius muscles right now.

PS: I don't know if this is in the right section, if its not, mod please move it, thanks!

Joshua88 · Post by **Joshua88** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:36 pm

When you work out you should use dumbbells. The DB will help you equal out each side of your body. When you use a barbell your stronger side works harder to lift the weight. This will cause one side to get stronger or in your case get bigger.

Try holding the DBs at your sides and doing shrugs.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:39 pm

That could be happening if you've got a dominant side. Also 8 weeks, isn't going to trigger serious muscle gains. Maybe 8 months would, but if you stop going you'll get deconditioned, then have to start from scratch again.

It is possible you might be getting lopsided development, in which case start doing one handed Dumbbell or Cable stuff for traps, incase one side is getting lazy, and dependant on the other.

Sometimes Bar and wo handed cable work, can do that with the Back and Chest.

Mini0n · Post by **Mini0n** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:09 am

Oddly, i'm not using any barbells at all, all i'm using are dumbbbells. I'm guessing that the muscle on the right is bigger because when i do arm curls with left hand, i'm sitted and bend forward with right hand putting on thighs supporting the elbow of the left hand that i'm using to do arm curls(hope you get what i mean). It might be the case that when i'm running out of strength, i tend to use back muscle to force myself to lift it up, hence the trapezius muscle on the right is bigger than the left as left hand is weaker than right, so i used more force from the back to force myself to lift it up during the last few lifts.

Moreover, although its the trapezius muscle on the right that is bigger, but it seems like its not really the trapezius muscle that links to shoulder, instead its the BACK TRAPEZIUS(i don't know if theres such a thing). Meaning when seen from the side view,the BACK trapezius muscles tends out "pop" out more than the left.

@Boss man: I had a similar problem in the past with calfs' muscles, again, the right calf was larger than the left calf, so i started training ONLY the left calf. One day i found out, although i'm only training left calf, i was training the wrong muscles as i put too much pressure onto the left leg and it sort of went... idk..In the end, from the front view, left calf muscles seem to be WIDER(in terms of the width) while right calf seem to be wider when SEEN from the SIDE. Hence i don't know what if i should just train solely on left trapezius as i'm afraid the same thing might happen.

I hope its understandable as i'm really lost about what i should be doing now.

PS: Sorry for the wall of text!

clem · Post by **clem** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:17 am

don't focus so much on your body, everybody's body isn't always symmetrical and something you notice probably no body else does....what do you workouts look like?

Mini0n · Post by **Mini0n** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:27 am

Its 5 sets of dumbbell curls(problem mainly came from here), 5 sets of tricep pulldowns, 5 sets overhead Tricep Extentions, 5 sets of low Pulley Cable Bicep Curls. Thats all.

Joshua88 · Post by **Joshua88** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:24 pm

If your back is getting bigger than it is your middle trap.

Try doing preacher curls or concentrated curls to keep from using your back as much.

You could also try to do bent over rows with dumbells. This will target the middle trap and force the left side to work as hard as th right side.

Dont work out one side more than the other it does not work they way you think. It WILL cause your muscles to develope differently.

Mini0n · Post by **Mini0n** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:59 am

Then what do i do with it? do i just stop exercising middle trap ? Will they " heal " and get to equal shape overtime or its gonna stay like this?

Joshua88 · Post by **Joshua88** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:11 pm

Try doing preacher curls or concentrated curls to keep from using your back as much.

You could also try to do bent over rows with dumbells. This will target the middle trap and force the left side to work as hard as th right side.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:17 pm

your shoulder is probably higher so it's a spinal/hip alignment issue

am i right?

www.uponlinetraining.com

Mini0n · Post by **Mini0n** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:40 am

When i wear tshirts, although both sides of shoulder look like its of the same height, however right sleeve is slightly shorter than the left, which i think is due to right back trap being bigger since shoulders are of the same height.

Packard · Post by **Packard** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:49 am

I prefer upright rows. They not only work the traps hard but they transition them to the delts well too. Start light with a close grip on the bar. 3 sets of 10 reps on your shoulders day is good.

Here is a video: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exerci ... t-row.html

Note #1: The closer the grip the more the emphasis on the traps and the less on the shoulders.

Note #2: Asymmetry in your body becomes more noticeable when you start to train. Longer periods of training tend to even out the disparity.