What to do about weak tricep????

[Slice07]

So my left tricep is weaker than my right. If im doing a single dumbell behind the head reps i gotta go 10 lbs less. Should i not work my right and let my left catch up?.... Or not worry about it cuz its common.....

 

[thudgens96]

If it was me I would keep my gym workouts the same, but would add feeder workouts before bed for the lagging bodypart

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[Presser]

So my left tricep is weaker than my right. If im doing a single dumbell behind the head reps i gotta go 10 lbs less. Should i not work my right and let my left catch up?.... Or not worry about it cuz its common.....

I wouldnt use different weight on the muscles, I would however always make sure to pump out a couple extra reps or maybe even a a full extra set of reps for the weaker arm!

I actually had very very bad quad atrophy many many years ago, from a dead nerve and the outer left quad muscle stopped flexing, and after a year i was able to get the nerve to start firing again and flexing, but the muscle was so small, lol

So yeah i know exactly all about a weaker side, and you just have to train the same and always keep in the back of your mind that your going to pump out a few extra reps every set on that weaker muscle or pump out an entire extra set!

But do not go using different weight for each muscle and go nuts, it will catch up faster if you give it the same amount of load as your good muscle

 

[Slice07]

ok thanks...... ya it's from work.I work on a drilling rig and I have to use my right arm to pull on a piece of rope toward me sometimes 150 times. I'll just use the heavier weight and pump out an extra set.

 

[The Dude]

I wouldn't do anything other than make sure they are both flexing and contracting to the best of their ability. It's takes years to build up the mind muscle connection to where you can really contract the muscles fully. I would simply focus on the weaker tricep when training. My right was always stronger and better developed than my left. Now many years later my left is stronger and larger, but less seperwted. In time they will catch up. Just focus on the contraction and use the weight that the weaker arm can accomplish the rep range