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I've just heard your mind is better able to recruit strength from the dominate side so your body doesn't need to brute force it with extra muscle.

My left pectoral is noticeably (to me) larger than my right dominate one. Not sure if that is the recruitment effect or if I somehow favor that side when lifting.

Not what I've seen in strength training or among people doing physical labor (including my wife who used to be a carpenter).

I recently had an ultrasound done on both shoulders for reference. The doc said my dominant shoulder looked a lot worse