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Why Is the Right Hand Stronger Than the Left?

The right hand is stronger than the left only in case you are right-handed. If you have the habit of being left-handed, your left hand becomes stronger. If you are truly ambidextrous, your strength will be the same in both hands.

We get our strength by moving the various parts of the body, i. e., by using them. When a little baby stretches his arms and legs and kicks, he is only exercising naturally, making the blood circulate.

You can prove that the fact that your right hand is stronger than your left because of the greater use or exercise you give it, by tying your right arm close to your side and keeping it in that condition without using it for several weeks. When you remove the bands which held it tight, you will find your arm has lost its strength and that now your left hand is stronger. If, however, you are left-handed and tie that hand down for the same length of time, your right hand would be the stronger. This shows that the strength we have in our arms and legs, and other parts of the body, is developed by using them and giving them rational exercise. Of course, it is possible to over-use a part of the body, but you will notice that nature always gives us a warning by making us tired before we come to the point where further use of that particular part of the body would cause injury.

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