UNILATERAL TRAINING 🧰 - Key points: 1: Identifies and Corrects Imbalances When you train both sides together (bilaterally), your dominant side often compensates for your weaker side without you noticing. Unilateral training exposes those weaknesses: Example: In a barbell squat, your stronger leg might push more, masking a weak glute or quad on the other side. Fix: A Bulgarian split squat forces both legs to work independently, revealing and correcting imbalances. 2: Improves Core Stability Unilateral exercises force your core muscles to stabilize your torso during movement, because the load isn’t evenly distributed. Exercises like single-arm overhead press or single-leg deadlifts challenge your core far more than the bilateral versions. This leads to better posture and reduces risk of back pain. 3. Carries Over to Bilateral Strength Ironically, training unilaterally can help your bilateral lifts get stronger, because you’re building balanced strength and stability. Stronger ...