ShotokanKid Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 Please excuse the randomness of this post.I've had a six-pack for a while, but the right side is shifted slightly higher that the left side is. It hasn't been terribly noticeable until I started using an ab wheel- the right side is much higher now.How can I make it straight or level? I'm right handed so I'm assuming I'm somehow using the right side of my stomach more than the left.Thanks in advance for any advice. "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
bushido_man96 Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 I have seen things like this before, and I just thought it was how the muscles kind of overlapped, or something. Heck, I would love to have a crooked one, as opposed to the spare tire I am carrying around! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
ShotokanKid Posted July 13, 2006 Author Posted July 13, 2006 LOL... Is it really the muscles overlapping or was that just your idea? I would really like to level both sides off, the right side is about a centimeter and a half higher than the left. Any ideas? "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
bushido_man96 Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 No, just my idea. Not sure, exactly, just and edgumicated guess. Drop Sohan a PM, I am sure he knows why it is like that, and how to correct it. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
Sohan Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 SK, there's not too much you can do about the ultimate shape of your rectus abdominis, the muscle you are describing. The shape of this muscle is determined by the parents you chose at conception, so training will usually have less influence on it than you might desire. Look at pics of bodybuilders. Abs are like fingerprints, no two people have the exact same pattern of muscle development. However, I will say this. If you are performing an exercise that places a disproportionate amount of stress on some muscle fibers over others, those fibers can grow larger than the others. This likely may be what is occurring. For example, if you spend all of your time doing upper crunches only, the superior fibers on your rectus abdominis will develop more than the inferior fibers.If you have noticed this effect after picking up a new exercise, try doing another movement for a while and see if your muscle development "evens out". If it does, then problem solved.With respect,Sohan "If I cannot become one of extraordinary accomplishment, I will not walk the earth." Zen Master Nakahara Nantenbo"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action." Samuarai maxim"Knowing others is wisdom; knowing yourself is Enlightenment." Lao-Tzu
ShotokanKid Posted July 13, 2006 Author Posted July 13, 2006 How do I know if an excercise is placing more stress on one side than the other? And what different excercise should I do? "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
Sohan Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 How do I know if an excercise is placing more stress on one side than the other? And what different excercise should I do?You'll know because when you stop doing the exercise, the training effect disappears. And you should always perform a variety of ab work anyway, from bicycle crunches to straight crunches to reverse crunches, knee raises, etc. Sky's the limit.With respect,Sohan "If I cannot become one of extraordinary accomplishment, I will not walk the earth." Zen Master Nakahara Nantenbo"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action." Samuarai maxim"Knowing others is wisdom; knowing yourself is Enlightenment." Lao-Tzu
Vladko Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Please excuse the randomness of this post.I've had a six-pack for a while, but the right side is shifted slightly higher that the left side is. It hasn't been terribly noticeable until I started using an ab wheel- the right side is much higher now.How can I make it straight or level? I'm right handed so I'm assuming I'm somehow using the right side of my stomach more than the left.Thanks in advance for any advice.I have the same thing. As a teenager I was ashamed of it. Than I realized that it doesn't matter, and no one pays attention. Just keep training and forget about it.
Jacob Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 I don't care what mine look like, I just want to see them! A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Aodhan Posted July 18, 2006 Posted July 18, 2006 I don't care what mine look like, I just want to see them! ROFL!! Aodhan There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.-Douglas Everett, American hockey player
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