So I'm noticing this week that my dominant arm is significantly stronger than my weaker arm. When doing dumbbell bicep curls today it was much smoother on my right than my left. How can I even them out? Like, I don't want to increase the weight on one arm and not the other and end up looking like quagmire in that one episode, but I also don't want to keep doing reps that feel like curling a tin of beans on one arm.
lots of things here
dont worry too much about the aesthetics of it. No one is going to notice the imbalances except for yourself and a tailor.
train unilaterally and train the less strong one a little more than the other. Whether thats more sets or reps, itll catch up to some extent.
a lot of times its a group effort. Meaning, you are noticing this on curls, which is predominantly bicep, but take some inventory on what other muscles might be causing this. Forearm? Core? Hell, even a lat or delt might be causing stabilization challenges, and when it comes to non-dominant arms that can make a world of difference
i believe you said you either just started working out or just got back into it. A lot of that is muscle memory and will just naturally catch up
lastly, it may never get to a perfect point and thats okay. We have dominant and non dominant limbs. Just try to get to a level that is reasonable and you are happy with. If you are curling 35s for 15 with your right, but can only do 15s for 6 with your left, that needs some work. But if you are doing 35s for 15 on one and 35s for 12 on the other, dont stress it.
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