: Uneven chest by doing bench press/butterfly I was eager to exercise so I brought some of the dumbbells home and without anyone's help I started doing butterfly exercise or mostly known as bench press. But this put me in

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Keep in mind, the problem may be where your muscles attach on your bones. The ones that have more leverage is stronger but have lower range of motion. If this is the issue, your smaller chest shouldn't be weaker than the other. It happens pretty commonly actually

And if this isn't the problem, It is probably a form/technique issue. Don't just do more reps on one side. That doesnt solve the issue from the source. Lower the weight, and do exercises slowly while making sure your movements are completely symmetrical. Do this until you get used to it (maybe few weeks), and slowly add some weight. as you get used to it, you'll be able to lift heavy without bending your body in a weird way.

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First off, Butterfly exercise and bench press are two different movements.
The butterfly is done like this and the chest press is done like this

At any rate, the stronger side of your body will always appear to be bigger, and even if that is not your stronger side, no human being is completely symmetrical. I have an inch size difference between my right and left arm (right being bigger) and the same for my quads. Ceasing to exercise is not the answer. Continue to train, and not only train the chest, but also the shoulders and the back and arms.

Try to ensure that you so the same number of reps on either side each time (or u can do two extra on the seemingly smaller side, which is what i did to reduce a 3 inch size difference to a 1 inch size difference). Also, mix it up for the chest exercises, there is a plethora of exercises you can do to get a nice healthy chest.

Have fun!