- Dec 3, 2012
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I’m not talking about symmetrical body parts, but symmetry during your lifts, which may ultimately contribute to symmetry in the body. During lifts like dumbbell curls I noticed I wasn’t moving my arms quite the same. One dumbbell would come up higher, or would be more toward the center line of my body than the other, etc. Looking directly into the mirror wasn’t helping me figure out why it was happening, though.
I’m not sure how exactly I figured his out, but I realized that if I stood facing the corner where the 2 wall mirrors came together, that it cut the center of my body out of the picture and I could more accurately judge how and where I was moving the dumbbells during the contraction. Also, it flips the image so that your left arm appears in the mirror on the right and vice versa. Something about the transposition or the left-right image helped my brain to better see what was going on. Finally I was able to see that I was glaring one of my elbows out to the side on the contraction, which was causing one of the weights to ever so slightly come up higher at the peak of the contraction. Also, I was letting my opposite elbow move backward at the beginning of the motion which was compounding the problem.
All in all, it was a simple fix, and I find that standing about 5-6 feet away from the corner of the room and looking into the mirror there makes it easier to see whether I am moving the dumbbells symmetrically or not. It has really helped me even out the strength disparity between my biceps. Thought you guys might like to give this a try, if you have the same problem.
I’m not sure how exactly I figured his out, but I realized that if I stood facing the corner where the 2 wall mirrors came together, that it cut the center of my body out of the picture and I could more accurately judge how and where I was moving the dumbbells during the contraction. Also, it flips the image so that your left arm appears in the mirror on the right and vice versa. Something about the transposition or the left-right image helped my brain to better see what was going on. Finally I was able to see that I was glaring one of my elbows out to the side on the contraction, which was causing one of the weights to ever so slightly come up higher at the peak of the contraction. Also, I was letting my opposite elbow move backward at the beginning of the motion which was compounding the problem.
All in all, it was a simple fix, and I find that standing about 5-6 feet away from the corner of the room and looking into the mirror there makes it easier to see whether I am moving the dumbbells symmetrically or not. It has really helped me even out the strength disparity between my biceps. Thought you guys might like to give this a try, if you have the same problem.
