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reyes2
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Non even muscle

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so tris are totally uneven. left is ALOT bigger then the right. how would you even this out, heath wise? meaning i want to lift the same amount of weight on each, right now i can, but i don't want to use such a big weight on the right and then low on the left.
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Post by Boss Man »

I don't understand. You say one is bigger, but you lift the same on both. That means one Tricep must have more Fat and / or Water on it, if both perform the same strength wise.
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Post by reyes2 »

well i used to be a dancer 2 years ago using left arm to more frequently to lift up body, but didn't use the right as much, which caused left arm bigger then the right. I can lift the same amount on each arm but i want to even it out. how would i do this?
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Post by jbeach »

Perhaps if you just work your right side more with some dumbbell triceps exercises for a bit? But even if you don't, if you stick with free weights for a while, the arms will probably even out. It'll just take some time.
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Post by benjamteal »

When ever you work the triceps, be sure and excercise the arms independently so that you don't unintenionally favor one arm over the other.

Also, when working them, squeeze in an extra rep or two (but only one or two) for the smaller side and you should start to see some results.
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Post by swanso5 »

perform dumbell work only one arm ata time and whatever wt, sets and reps are done for weak / small arm, only do the same for strong/big arm...also all chest and shoulder work to be done with db's too until it's caught up
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