BAck Issues!

[Heavyduty68]

I broke my back in 1990 and am now back heavy in the gym. My question to you all is since I broke my back I did everything for years with my right side, my back (lats) are not uniform from side to side. Meaning my right Lat is bigger than left on a spread. what kind of lifts could I do to help make myself more uniform. Any help would be apreciated. Thx so much....

[ray0414]

how big of a difference is it? if its that big of a difference then jsut work the smaller side heavy and the bigger side lightly. u can do dumbell rows, or if theres any back machines u can do one arm.

[green22]

There are plenty of unilateral back movements you can do. DB rows, machine rows, cable rows. I suggest mixing those in with your heavy compound movements.

[FreeDOOM]

I agree you have to simply work your left side harder then the right. What i would do is stick to isolation exercises. at the end of a set force your left side to do a few more then you did on the right. I had problem with my left bicep being smaller then my right so I always worked my left harder and it eventually caught up so work hard.

[Ronnie Rowland]

You can also do one arm at a time pull-downs for lat width given it does not twist your back.

[Heavyduty68]

Alot of good suggestions. Thanks all. Ill start with doing alot of one arm work rather than bar or machnes. Working out a few more reps on left side. As for how big a dif in size from right side to left.? Noticable but probably only to me and other BBers. Thx again.

You can also do one arm at a time pull-downs for lat width given it does not twist your back.