I started thinking about this as I was grating a carrot and then making dalgona with a regular whisk, both of which I have to take breaks every minute or so because it’s a legit work out. As I do more and more of these kinds of activities countlessly all day long for the last 20 years of my life, how come my hands are relatively in the same shape even though my LH mainly only supports my RH in the most activities?
I also only very recently started weightlifting. So prior to about 2 months ago I wasn’t doing anything that would “even out” the work my LH and RH are doing.
My RH is for sure stronger than my LH because I can’t open a jar with my LH, but how come they look the same if it’s been my RH doing all the heavy lifting my entire life?
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Your other hand still does a lot of things. Whisking requires your other hand to hold the bowl, which is still work, it just doesn’t require fine motor skills like holding the whisk.
Also, whisking is the kind of low intensity repetitive motion that doesn’t build huge muscles. Look at long distance runners. Anything requiring a lot of strength, like moving furniture or weightlifting, will probably need both of your hands.
You will see a difference in tone if you spend a lot of time on an activity that is both high intensity and asymmetrical, like archery or arm wrestling, but most people don’t really have that in their lives.
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