Bench - Left hand weakness

SeamusAwl · 2018-04-05T15:35:30+00:00

Weak left pectoral, delts, or tricep perhaps. Work with dumbbells (chest fly, dumbbell press, dumbbell extensions) or an isometric machine to make a more definitive determination. But that is the likely cause.

anonanonetc · 2018-04-05T15:36:48+00:00

Just keep going with good form and the barbell will help you achieve balance over time.

robewar · 2018-04-05T17:42:27+00:00

Have you dislocated your shoulder or injured your left side? I dislocated mine and one side is weaker than the other. I've just done a lot of reading on it and I'm now going to start isolating one delt and one tri at a time by doing more dumbbell work instead of doing both sides at once. E.g single arm tricep push downs instead of tricep rope push downs, dumbbell OHP instead of barbell OHP. I'll do it for a few months and then reassess. I'll still bench in the mean time.

Terdmuffin · 2018-04-05T17:56:30+00:00

Are you keeping the barbell centered? At 1rm type weights a lot of people slightly shift the barbell toward their dominant hand which puts more of the weight on that side.

rayrayray1234 · 2018-04-05T18:01:37+00:00

Do dumbells for a couple weeks

Title	Bench - Left hand weakness
Author	Agni_Forma
Upvotes	3
Comments	13
Date	April 5, 2018 3:18 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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