You-re NOT as Strong as You Think! (THE TRUTH)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Yuppi
Very true. My left leg muscles apart from glutes are stronger for compensation, and a visible -hole- on the left side for lacking core muscles on that side prevents from training upper body with pushups at its full potential. With more exhaustive set, at the end of the set, there's a swing of the left arm, increased weight on shoulder and right side core and glute trying their hardest to get the body up when the left side of the core isn't doing its job.
Result? Bigger left arm muscles, tilted shoulders, both shoulders tense too high and curled forwards, the big muscle from shoulder to neck being very small on the right side compared to the big one on the left side. Hip tilted backwards on one side, the ribcage tilted forwards on one side, one leg pointing different direction, all the left leg muscles very tight, right side of the back starting to burn when trying to sit on a saddle chair. The list just goes on and on.
And the worst part of it is the lack of gains from not being able to train effectively until the imbalance is fixed. The body will hardly compensate and increase the imbalance if trying to work too hard to get those lacking gains up to date. Thankfully athlean has released probably every possible fix.
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Very true. My left leg muscles apart from glutes are stronger for compensation, and a visible -hole- on the left side for lacking core muscles on that side prevents from training upper body with pushups at its full potential. With more exhaustive set, at the end of the set, there's a swing of the left arm, increased weight on shoulder and right side core and glute trying their hardest to get the body up when the left side of the core isn't doing its job.
Result? Bigger left arm muscles, tilted shoulders, both shoulders tense too high and curled forwards, the big muscle from shoulder to neck being very small on the right side compared to the big one on the left side. Hip tilted backwards on one side, the ribcage tilted forwards on one side, one leg pointing different direction, all the left leg muscles very tight, right side of the back starting to burn when trying to sit on a saddle chair. The list just goes on and on.
And the worst part of it is the lack of gains from not being able to train effectively until the imbalance is fixed. The body will hardly compensate and increase the imbalance if trying to work too hard to get those lacking gains up to date. Thankfully athlean has released probably every possible fix.
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Controversial
Would love to train one day in your gym.
I have an uneven hip causing one of my legs to be slightly longer than the other, making one of my shoulders slightly higher than the other.
This again has made my overall posture bad causing by back to have a bit more curve.
Because of this condition I have been avoiding bars in my training with the exception of the dumbells.
I have mostly trained with cables, doing different types of sit-ups and push-ups, training legs and glutes.
After training for about a year I finally started with squats and bicep curls, after my back had gotten stronger and more support.
Before training I was 236 lbs, Now I am 196 lbs, and I feel more secure doing the -common- (What you see others do) lifts in the gym.
I might make a video about it, as I assume there are more people with my physical condition out there.
Love your vids, thanks for many good tips.
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Would love to train one day in your gym.
I have an uneven hip causing one of my legs to be slightly longer than the other, making one of my shoulders slightly higher than the other.
This again has made my overall posture bad causing by back to have a bit more curve.
Because of this condition I have been avoiding bars in my training with the exception of the dumbells.
I have mostly trained with cables, doing different types of sit-ups and push-ups, training legs and glutes.
After training for about a year I finally started with squats and bicep curls, after my back had gotten stronger and more support.
Before training I was 236 lbs, Now I am 196 lbs, and I feel more secure doing the -common- (What you see others do) lifts in the gym.
I might make a video about it, as I assume there are more people with my physical condition out there.
Love your vids, thanks for many good tips.
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athleanx
Big props to Jesse. He's overcome some big obstacles, made great progress, and is a real inspiration to all of us. It just goes to show that we're all capable of making big changes to our own bodies with proper nutrition and training. Jeff, thanks for all you do to contribute to the fitness community. It's nice to know (with all the crap out there) that there is a place where I can come to gain real knowledge and the right way to do things. I've been paying special attention to your shoulder workouts lately as I've noticed some pain/impingement. There were a handful of things I was doing wrong that contributed to this and have since adopted some different exercises you recommended. Keep up the good work!
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Big props to Jesse. He's overcome some big obstacles, made great progress, and is a real inspiration to all of us. It just goes to show that we're all capable of making big changes to our own bodies with proper nutrition and training. Jeff, thanks for all you do to contribute to the fitness community. It's nice to know (with all the crap out there) that there is a place where I can come to gain real knowledge and the right way to do things. I've been paying special attention to your shoulder workouts lately as I've noticed some pain/impingement. There were a handful of things I was doing wrong that contributed to this and have since adopted some different exercises you recommended. Keep up the good work!
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PK
He is right, i mean look at people who compete in strongmen, they often go to their physio therapist and say -oh man i cant even sit in toilet or i cant raise my shoulder, half of my face is paralyzed now what do i do, my hand shakes like hell when i point at something. That is why if any thing related to strength that is allowed in Olympics is Weightlifting. Because it has a less injury rate in long term and instead of making your nervous system weak, it actually make thier nervous system stronger.
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He is right, i mean look at people who compete in strongmen, they often go to their physio therapist and say -oh man i cant even sit in toilet or i cant raise my shoulder, half of my face is paralyzed now what do i do, my hand shakes like hell when i point at something. That is why if any thing related to strength that is allowed in Olympics is Weightlifting. Because it has a less injury rate in long term and instead of making your nervous system weak, it actually make thier nervous system stronger.
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Michele
Great piece! I def want to be mobile and comfortable thruout my life and into the mature years.
This reminds me of a meteorologist who got criticized about being too detail oriented. (tom skilling wgn chicago) He briefly defended his position, as an expert and like the pro he is! I like to learn from great pros. Few people have earned the notoriety Jeff(and tom skilling and others like them) have. EARNED is the key word here. This is great stuff!
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Great piece! I def want to be mobile and comfortable thruout my life and into the mature years.
This reminds me of a meteorologist who got criticized about being too detail oriented. (tom skilling wgn chicago) He briefly defended his position, as an expert and like the pro he is! I like to learn from great pros. Few people have earned the notoriety Jeff(and tom skilling and others like them) have. EARNED is the key word here. This is great stuff!
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Lauri
Amazing. Been looking issue with my training for years, I think this might be the reason. Been having tiny hip pain every now and then and issues to control glute compared to my right one for over 8 years and I have secured all other areas I could have to figure out. I have been personal trainer for 6 years so i have really looked into it. I will try this and will let you know if it worked out. Thanks!
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Amazing. Been looking issue with my training for years, I think this might be the reason. Been having tiny hip pain every now and then and issues to control glute compared to my right one for over 8 years and I have secured all other areas I could have to figure out. I have been personal trainer for 6 years so i have really looked into it. I will try this and will let you know if it worked out. Thanks!
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Vladimir
Thanks for a great video Jeff. Watching it now in 2020, the Corona outbreak forced me to train at home with no barbells and made me realize just that: doing pistol squats I noticed how much stronger is my right leg is than left. Doing heavy single dumbell shoulder press made me realize how my right arm is stronger than left, going to use this time to address these issues.
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Thanks for a great video Jeff. Watching it now in 2020, the Corona outbreak forced me to train at home with no barbells and made me realize just that: doing pistol squats I noticed how much stronger is my right leg is than left. Doing heavy single dumbell shoulder press made me realize how my right arm is stronger than left, going to use this time to address these issues.
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Denise
What should I do if a have different size on my legs? It's about a 6 cm difference around it. I was born that way and there's nothing I can do to fix it. Do to my left leg is a lot bigger on the left side it is also stronger than the other leg. Will this become problematic when doing squats and deadlifts?
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What should I do if a have different size on my legs? It's about a 6 cm difference around it. I was born that way and there's nothing I can do to fix it. Do to my left leg is a lot bigger on the left side it is also stronger than the other leg. Will this become problematic when doing squats and deadlifts?
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Athelred
People think they can train on their own until they-ve experienced a serious injury. Once that has happened then they wish they had help in understanding why they developed an injury. Form is difficult to ascertain alone, pace in developing strength is way more difficult to be unbiased on.
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People think they can train on their own until they-ve experienced a serious injury. Once that has happened then they wish they had help in understanding why they developed an injury. Form is difficult to ascertain alone, pace in developing strength is way more difficult to be unbiased on.
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Paul
Totally agree. It's always good to see some examples of what exactly you are referring to. Makes it easier to understand the classic mistakes and to identify the respectife moving patterns. Would be great if you could incorporate more of that. Totally love your work. appreciated. Best, Paul
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Totally agree. It's always good to see some examples of what exactly you are referring to. Makes it easier to understand the classic mistakes and to identify the respectife moving patterns. Would be great if you could incorporate more of that. Totally love your work. appreciated. Best, Paul
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