Playing guitar--can it make one of your breast muscles larger?

[AGreatPair]

Recently, within the past year, I've noticed that my left breast muscle has become a bit larger than my right, and I am right handed. It's not glaringly obvious, though it is certainly noticeable. And though I cannot pin point when this strange development happened, I know I wasn't always like this. I think it may have been happening since I've been playing guitar (the past three years [or I may be way off entirely, and it may be a condition of some sort, although I hope not] I went to my doctor about it, and he didn't seem too concerned about it, as he didn't even want to have me take off my shirt.

To be clear, it's not a lump or anything, but my left breast muscle (the whole thing) is considerably larger than the right.

So I am curious if any right handed guitar players have experienced this before?

[gersdal]

Haven't heard anything like that from any guitarist, and I find it very unlikely that your guitar playing should be the reason for this.

Dr G

[metaljustice83]

I also find your name to be a coincidence with this topic.

[Madaxeman]

I also find your name to be a coincidence with this topic.

I agree, waiting for the punch line on this one...

To be clear, there is no "breast muscle". The chest muscles are the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor. If you happen to be female, the breast itself has no muscle tissue. Any change in size in the breast itself would not likely be due to playing guitar.:rolleyes:

[AGreatPair]

I agree, waiting for the punch line on this one...

To be clear, there is no "breast muscle". The chest muscles are the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor. If you happen to be female, the breast itself has no muscle tissue. Any change in size in the breast itself would not likely be due to playing guitar.:rolleyes:



Yeah, it's a weird coincidence. But, anyhow, I am, in fact, a male. I figured it could possibly be related because of the way your left hand is shaped around the neck (if you notice, your fretting hand does actually work out your left pec). And I do play an acoustic while sitting down a lot.

[BONZZ]

I agree, waiting for the punch line on this one...

To be clear, there is no "breast muscle". The chest muscles are the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor. If you happen to be female, the breast itself has no muscle tissue. Any change in size in the breast itself would not likely be due to playing guitar.:rolleyes: yes, could be a case of Augmented pectoralis.:)

[Madaxeman]

(if you notice, your fretting hand does actually work out your left pec). And I do play an acoustic while sitting down a lot.

Not sure how you hold the guitar, but while there is occasional tension of the pectoral muscles, the range of motion is very limited and the majority of the work is coming from the shoulder, triceps, and biceps for me.

While sitting the leg should be supporting the weight of the guitar (acoustic or electric) and your arm should be free, only supporting itself mostly.

While standing the strap should hold the weight unless it is a really neck-heavy instrument.

I'm not a doctor, though...

[fingerpikingood]

I also find your name to be a coincidence with this topic.
lol


Idk, i don't get this. my pectoral are weakly little things and i play quite a bit of guitar sitting down also.

what i do have though is a perma "bruise" like bruisish darker color where my guitar body cradles under my right peck. i've got finger tips that are impervious to pain. and my forearms are quite cut from guitar. i think my triceps somehow get a little bit of a workout also, but not my pecs. i've got like little boy pecs.:(