No left trap

**metroba** · 06-23-2008, 01:40 PM

Hey guys. Just looking for some opinions on this. I have been training since I was in high school and after about a year of training , I noticed that I could flex my right trap but not my left. I forgot about it when I quit working out but then 2 years ago I got serious about working out again. Since then I have only done shrugs on my left side with db. but not the right at all. I still to this day have not had any development on my left trap. Nothing. Nada. I cant even flex it. I noticed a while ago that I can push my right shoulder blade out but not my left one. I also noticed that I have a list (lean more on one side) which has given my midsection a crooked appearance. I think these things all are related. Thinking deeper on it, if I cant pinch my left shoulder blade in when doing bench Im not getting as much work on my left peck as my right. I didnt think it was that big a deal but I had a picture taken of me recently and you can really see that there is some asymmetry going on. Anybody heard of something like this? or know what Im talking about? Im thinking I may just have to cut out bb bench altogether until this problem is fixed and just do db bench. I know I should go see a chiropracter but I dont have the money. So what do you guys think?

**metroba** · 06-23-2008, 01:43 PM

Here is a picture taken a couple weeks ago that shows the twistedness of my midsection and the asymmetry of my pecs.

Genetic79 · 06-23-2008, 03:15 PM

I say go to a chiro....there a lot more things to worry about than muscle. You can have a distorted spine, scoliosis or herniated disks. I say get checked out....better safe than sorry.

**metroba** · 06-23-2008, 03:25 PM

yeah i really want to go see a chiro. I just dont have that kind of money. Maybe I can find a cheap one around here. Ive thought I may have scoliosis but I got that checked out by my family doctor when I was 18. But he doesnt specialize in that kinda stuff so he could be wrong. Thanks for the response

**DreamOfWeight** · 06-23-2008, 05:12 PM

ever try single handed shrugs... i do them on the smith machine... helped bring my traps out more evenly.... by the way ur avy is too crazy, she moves at the perfect speed..lol

EDIT: my girl wants a pair of fakes, but i donooooo, im still on the fence about it

Genetic79 · 06-23-2008, 05:39 PM

Does your back or hips hurt when you deadlift or squat? ( assuming you do either) H ave you ever hurt either of your knees or legs, that it required a cast or for you to stay off it longer than 2 weeks?

**metroba** · 06-24-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamOfWeight

ever try single handed shrugs... i do them on the smith machine... helped bring my traps out more evenly.... by the way ur avy is too crazy, she moves at the perfect speed..lol

EDIT: my girl wants a pair of fakes, but i donooooo, im still on the fence about it

Yeah Ive been doing single handed shrugs just on the left side for years to try and get my left trap to catch up but have had 0 growth.

**metroba** · 06-24-2008, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Genetic79

Does your back or hips hurt when you deadlift or squat? ( assuming you do either) H ave you ever hurt either of your knees or legs, that it required a cast or for you to stay off it longer than 2 weeks?

My hips do hurt pretty much most of the time. Not too bad but just uncomfortable. Ive done some research and from what Ive found I have "popping hip flexor". Its when your hip flexors rub together when doing like decline sit ups, raises, deep squats. I still do these exercises but try to do lighter weight and focus on form as to not exacerbate it. I always stretch out my hip flexors before I use them in an exercise too. That seems to help. If I stretch long enough. I have 0 popping. My back doesnt hurt at all during deadlifts/squats. My knees are fine and have never have had a cast.

**DreamOfWeight** · 06-24-2008, 12:42 PM

what about standing infront of the bar and shrugging with that bar at ur butt? and besides ur traps dont look too uneven in ur pic, maybe its just genetics.... my shoulders are kinda uneven.

**metroba** · 06-24-2008, 02:28 PM

well I cant even flex my left trap at all. and I can flex my right trap no prob.

**DreamOfWeight** · 06-24-2008, 02:38 PM

try working on ur lower/mid traps instead of upper traps..cable row machine as well as the Hammer Strength low row machine

look at the Trapezius list for lower/mid on the right colum
ExRx.net Exercise & Muscle Directory

hope this helps!

**metroba** · 06-24-2008, 02:40 PM

Thanks man! Yeah Ive been doing high bentover rows above my nipple. That seems to be bringing out the lower traps. Ill find a back shot I took recently.

**DreamOfWeight** · 06-24-2008, 02:59 PM

dang yo.... im not an expert or anything, but i dono.. it might be ur just having trouble isolating ur muscle....like i cant flex my back..lol? or mabey a neurological disorder... take alot of vitamen b? i dono though... ill keep my eyes open for ya!

**metroba** · 06-24-2008, 03:12 PM

thanks man. Yeah Ive thought maybe I just dont isolate it as well I think. Yes I do take a lot of vit b why?