Have you ever wondered why you are so much stronger on one side of your body than the other side?
We are dominant on one side of our body over the other certainly, but this generally happens because we prefer to use one side more frequently than the other.
Why would you want to be equally as strong on both sides of your body?
By improving strength on both sides of your body, you prevent overusing, overtraining or compensating with the dominant side of your body. This program will help to isolate and correct muscle imbalances which can aid in injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Muscular imbalances become exaggerated if you only perform bilateral (both sides working at once) movements therefore it is particularly important to add in unilateral exercises to your program.
In addition to improving muscle imbalances, this program will improve your athletic power. In sporting environments, power is normally produced from one leg or one arm therefore it is imperative to make these a core part of your workout program. Not only athletically, but improvements in your unilateral exercises will translate to improved bilateral exercises (squats, presses etc)
If you are also looking to improve your core strength, you named it – unilateral training will also help. These exercises will challenge your core muscles to support the imbalanced load, build better balance, stability and posture.
