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Muscle Damage or Genetics?

cgsweat
Sep 08, 2021 - edited Sep 08, 2021 - permalink

Something I've always wondered about but never really looked into, is that some bodybuilders will end up with odd appearances in their muscularity. Sometimes the change happens midway into their career. I'll share a couple of images of what I'm talking about.

I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with tendon or ligament damage. Notice the large gap between Valentina's pecs, and the shortened bicep head on Suha's arm.

Anyways, I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed these things, and if anyone knows why this happens.

Sep 08, 2021 - edited Sep 08, 2021 - permalink

Normaly the shape of the muscle is genetic . Both of her peaks have this shape so no demage just a genetic gift

Some have short bicep peaks what is normaly a higher peak ( Susha has a pretty short one ) others a long peak often not show up very definied . Unique short peaks builts the shape someimes exrteme sepecialy when put on max size . At about 30 to 32 cm her peak was just high and looking more usual but at gain to 37+ the muscle became more massive with this peak on top

Klaudia Larson has a short high built peak too

cgsweat
Sep 08, 2021 - permalink

Makes sense... I have seen videos pointing out wrestlers who have developed noticeably large gaps between their pecs, when before there was no gap at all. They attributed it to muscle damage. Then I came across that pic of Valentina, and thought maybe Suha was something similar with her biceps. Sometimes I try to make connections where there are none to be made.

Sep 08, 2021 - edited Sep 08, 2021 - permalink

Yes especialy after injurys and extreme load on only one side for a long time outgrowths can be the result . can imagine that this happens at wrestling sometimes .

This is othen a problem when peaple work hard with the body but just only one or a few moves for years too. the body builts muscles and or bone material just at one place to stabilize for this work .

At Susha there is just the natural disbalance one her left and right bicep so it look like a genetic gift

A much smaller but unique shaped bicep peak owns Rachel McLish . Her amazing look dont comes fom size it is the special shape of her bicep that makes the great look .

Sep 08, 2021 - edited Sep 08, 2021 - permalink

At Valentina a strength disballance and hard work to correct this could be a reason, but both Pecs have a cut but only one is definied. So a combination of gnetic and disballance could be a reason for. And one thing not to forget 100% symmetry between left and right side is rare

Sep 09, 2021 - permalink

It's just the shape of incredible strength:

fp909
Sep 09, 2021 - permalink

Colette Guimond famously had a car accident that wrecked her shoulder and bicep, so her discrepancy is not genetic.

Sep 09, 2021 - permalink

If both biceps are like this it's likely genetics

If it's only one it's generally an accident or injury

Sep 09, 2021 - permalink

cgsweat★ always wondered:

I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with tendon or ligament damage. Notice the large gap between Valentina's pecs

Anyways, I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed these things, and if anyone knows why this happens.

Mishina has images going back nearly 10 years, and going by those this wide pec gap was already there. At first glance it also doesn't seem to have widened when compared to more recent images.

Unless there's earlier photographic evidence that shows otherwise, Mishina's chest is just the equivalent of people with a large gap in between their front teeth

Sep 11, 2021 - permalink

If older photo does exist.

Nov 18, 2021 - permalink

Mishina is normal genetics, but Collette really damaged her arm and shoulder to the point where she really didn't do much competing. And it's too bad because she may have had the best genetics of all time. But her right shoulder isn't "capped" her bicep from the side shows little bicep, brachia radialis, or triceps separation.

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