than the other side is a real pain in the balls. i had huge back/neck/nerve damage problems in 2003 and have been paying for it ever since. i fell off a dumpster onto hard concrete and couldn't move my right arm for over a month. now, my right arm and the right side of chest are quite obviously weaker than the left. i can put up 245 3x on the bench with the support system rigged up, but when i try to do 225 on a regular bench my right arm just gives in. i have been doing tons of tricep exercises to help and also one-armed bench on the supported bench system... anyone know of anything else i can do to even the two sides?

the supported bench machine i'm talking about is this:

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it's not that bad anymore, i don't think i need that much help. just some extra exercises to even the score. i also go to the chiropractor about once a month, that helps too.

Originally posted by: cbrickhouse

the supported bench machine i'm talking about is this:

a smith machine?

i suppose

shoot roids in the side thats having its period

I'd stop using the smith because it is way too easy for your dominant arm to take over in the movement. You could probably do a one armed barbell bench in the smith with relative ease. That just wouldn't work out well with a free barbell. I would try and focus on using exercises that prevent your strong arm from doing the work.

Pushups are probably your best bet right now. Don't worry about any swiss ball stuff or crazy variations. Just do real pushups to a set number. Aim for 50 or 100 and get to that number in any type of set/rep layout you want. After that I'd do some incline barbell presses with a pretty moderate weight. 12-15 rep range for these with perfect form and really squeeze the reps out. Three or four sets should work. After that hit a machine bench press. This will or will not work depending on the type of machine that you have. A seated bench press machine is the best choice, and most gyms should have one of these. Use this to do some one arm work. It will be a good gauge of your strength difference, and it's good for isolating that area. Again, moderate weight for 12-15 reps going to just about failure. What you should do is start with your left arm, and remember the number of reps. Then do as many reps as you can with your right plus negative reps to make up the difference. If there isn't a lot of difference just do five or six negatives per set. Do the normal one arm reps, then when you can't do anymore you use both arms to push the weight out but only your right arm to lower it. Only do this with the right side.

I'd also throw in some very very light rotator cuff work. These are ego killers so do them at home if you want. Use a five or ten pound dumbbell and really concentrate on the movement. Do these on a separate day too.

i usually start with the regular bench for my first reps then move to the smith once i get around 225. then i follow up with one armed presses on the smith. i've only been doing this for a few weeks now so i'll have to see how it works out. i wonder how much i could bench if i was even on both sides

smith machines are the best. you can really push yourself without a spot. i find i get better workouts with them because i'm more focused on form and movement then the weight

load your barbell light and put extra weight on your weak side. you don't need more support you need less.

or use dumbbells in the same manner.

the correct answer to all this is start jerking off with the other arm.

Originally posted by: WREN

the correct answer to all this is start jerking off with the other arm.

wren is totally on top of his game

i'm going to be Mr. Olympia 2008. Watch out.

better start your roid cycle now