recruiting pecs

[nickw]

I have been lifting seriously for about four months now, and I have noticed that when I work my pecs my right pec never does any work. I have tried everything I can think of to fix the problem but nothing helps. Every chest exercise has the same results. I notice that the next day my left pec is sore but my right one is not. Now my left pec is bigger than my right! I tried using lowering the weight to ensure proper form but it doesn't help. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[thick]

have u tried dumbbells? do u lift on a smith machine?

[eleven11]

Can you flex it?
you might have some nerve damage to that area. you might want to have that looked at.

[Bob Smith]

I would have someone experienced (not just some schmoe around the gym) critique your form. Its possible that there is some form breakdown where your tris and/or delts are taking the brunt of the work and leaving your right pec out.

[nickw]

I have tried dumbells and used a smith machine with the same results. I can flex my right pec just the same as my left. Thanks for the reply's!

[thick]

i would steer clear of the smith. u haven't been lifting that long to really know if db's will end up helping or not. How heavy can you go with db's?

[nickw]

I have been using 35 and 45 pounders to ensure proper form

[thick]

ok, you will be able to determine more when you are getting up to 70+ pound db's. If you can contract your pec fine, no shoulder or chest pain, and it isn't atrophied than i would stick to incline db's as your major chest movement. Try slowly getting to heavier db's. I would do flat db's or decline db's as my secondary movement again trying to work up on poundages. have u had any chest/shoulder injuries? what does yourcurrent training look like and what r your stats?

[nickw]

I have not had any injuries

[thick]

so what are your stats and w/o routine?