Any tips on fixing viscious chest imbalance

Jake1012

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Basically one pec is noticeably larger than the other. I know this is natural to an extent but I am super self conscious about it. I pretty much only do isolated movements on chest day
 
Throw in a single arm movement or two into your chest workout (or at least something like a hammer strength machine where each arm works independently). Start off with your weak side and whatever reps you hit with that side, stop at the same reps on your strong side even if you have more in you
 
ISO machines as much as possible. Stay away from any bar or machine that wont allow single arm movement. If possible, add 5lbs more to the one side lacking or push an extra rep on the lack side.
 
Can always train just the one side till balance is achieved then be careful from there.
 
When you say one pec is noticeably larger than the other, do you mean there's symmetry between the two, just a major size difference; or structurally you lack the symmetry? There's really only so much you can do if the issue is the latter; even isolation work can't fully account for fixing that problem, but it is the best course of action.

Something that always helped me is to work the chest with a wide range of movements; incline, flat, decline, etc. and not just focusing on one particular movement (most tend to hyperfixate on incline pressing movements)
 
Have you ever tried gymnastic ring pushups? Also do you have any injuries, maybe something is throwing your form off and taking load of the chest.
 
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