left lat lagging

[hector]

my new years resolution is to fix my left lower lat it doesnt come down as far as my right one and realy bothers me, and will also cause me grief at comp. my buddies tell me its just me and its not that bad, but what the fuck do they know lol. anyway i have tried extra sets of pull downs for that side, but nothn seems to work any help or advice will be useful.

 

[vertigorocks]

Try doing an extra heavy set of single dumbell rows for your lower left lat. That would be the best way to isolate that side in my opinion. Good luck, hopefully someone else may have a different perspective as well.

 

[teedubgee]

This is gonna sound a little radical, but it's just something I was thinking about. Why not train only the left side of your back for now? When you break an arm and have it in a cast, you should still work your other arm. Every time you lift with that arm, a stimulus is produced on the other side. Doing this allows you to keep muscle mass on the arm in the cast. So theoretically, you would still keep most of your mass on the right side if you only trained your left. This approach is really reaching out there, otherwise I'd go with what vert said.

 

[jth250]

i think all of us have that problem. maybe not with the same bodypart but pretty much everyone has a difference in size in certian muscles

 

[saudades]

I have the same problem with my right pectoral muscle. It's all genetics and how we're put together. As I've gained size, the difference isn't as noticeable as it used to be, but we can be our worst critics. Training with dumbbells so that you are doing each side independently will help.

 

[mcgaret]

bis for me - left never is as good as right. Everything else is pretty even. If it is
genetics then Teedubgee's sugestion might be worth a try. For me it would be
hard mentally to just work one side but it might work. Let us know how it goes
and if anything works.

 

[Get_Swole]

bi's for me too well thats because im missing one on my right side haha. But seriously my left lat is a little smaller just like yours. I tried for a while to throw in one extra set for it but didnt notice anything. I think its just genetics like saudades said gotta live with it .