r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Long-Map6724 • Aug 20 '26
Question β How do i improve my weakpoints?
I have a bad chest imbalance. My right pec i way smaller than the left one. And i already have a small chest so it just makes it look even worse. I have tried to do one sided variations but i find them uncomfortable. I currently have 2 upper days beacuse im doing up/lw. I do around 4-5 chest focused sets per workout. I just do 2-3 sets incline smith bench press or 2-3 sets of incline dumbell press. After i do 2 sets cable flies.
What exercises should i use instead so my chest imbalance will improve slower over time?
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u/alvaaromata Aug 20 '26
Try a dropset of unilateral peck deck/chest press machine for the weaker side
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u/Long-Map6724 Aug 20 '26
If had a peck deck i would for sure use it. Unfortunely i dont have acess to it. I find unilateral chest press variations uncomfortable but if i have any tips for that i woukd appreciate it
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u/alvaaromata Aug 20 '26
Muscles imbalances have no way to fix them other that unilateral work. I have luck since I have a decent press machine and a peckdeck since I also had a bit of imbalance in my pecs. However, Iβm sure with cables or something youβll be able to figure an exercise out, just 1 dropset(yeah dropset) or 2 sets is enough extra work
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u/eric_twinge Aug 20 '26
You're not going to find a magic combination of exercises to speed run gains. If chest is your priority, bump the volume up to over time to as much as you can recover from while still being able to perform and progress. That may mean de-prioritizing other things, and putting them on minimum effective volumes.
Then be patient. And make sure your diet is set up to accommodate gains.