Something Odd Happens When I Flex My Arms

I just noticed something very odd when I flex my biceps. The right arm appears the way it should. The bicep is positioned properly. On the left arm; however, it appears that the bicep is crooked. It's a little hard to explain. It appears as if there's too much bulge on the side instead of it being on the top where it should be.

In trying to find a picture to illustrate "normal" biceps so I could try to explain with the help of a picture what I thought was wrong, I think I found a picture of someone with the exact problem I'm describing, although to a lesser degree.

If you look closely in the picture, the man's left arm (visual right) appears to look properly, but on the right arm (visual left), it looks as though there's too much muscle on the side when it should be more properly placed on top.

Is there anything I can do to correct this or is it just genetics?

Either I'm coming off as a complete lunatic or you can kind of understand what I'm talking about. I hope it's the former.

MoneyAddyct

Yes, does look a little different. But very hard to tell from the pic...imo it really just looks like its lagging a little behind its right side partner.

Yeah, it looked easier to tell from the pic directly from google. After I viewed the uploaded version, it was a little harder to distinguish detail, but it's still apparent. It might be lagging, but it seems like a geniune structural problem. I dunno.

yeah just a little bit behind, maybe you should start with the arm thats smaller or what ever.

Try switching your bicep routine to strictly cables and dumbells.

Use high weight, small range of motion, and use a few sets of static hold contraction with high weight at the peak on your lagging arm.

Do a higher rep, lighter weight, full range of motion on your dominant arm.

Forcing your left arm to handle more weight will force it to build mass/strength. Do not overtrain it. Do the static resistance only about once per week and keep your diet high in protein (I know, this is common sense).

Mine does the same thing bro...left arm bulges more to the side than up top, but It never concerned me and no one has ever mentioned anything other than compliments about my arms :)

yeah, I think you're being too critical of yourself.

dude no one is 100% semetrical. if you look closely at some picture of anyone you will see (face) one eye will be higher then another one ear is lower then the other one side of the skull is a little big more rounded or flat then the other side... and that's what makes us, us!

and some people you can't even tell you got to get like a graph paper to see how off everything is then your like Oh shit! ITS TRUE

Well, I was indeed being critical but that's part of this sport--to objectively look at yourself and decide what might need improvement. While I was doing that, I noticed the arm thing. It doesn't bother me, I just thought it was odd. Thanks for the tips on how to try to "fix" it.

MoneyAddyct

yeah, my left nutt is a little bigger than my right.

If I can't bulk up my right one with training, I might try some synthol.

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Originally Posted by MAXIMA5

yeah, my left nutt is a little bigger than my right.

If I can't bulk up my right one with training, I might try some synthol.

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:lol:

i thought everyone had one arm better than the other

synthol has always scared me, and don't really see the point