7 Benefits Unilateral training
1.Improves muscle imbalances which help prevent injuries and improve lift efficiency
2.Increases core stability
3.Improves coordination and balance
4.Increases range of motion or muscles and ligaments
5.Provides variation in training
6. Allows you to use less weight for high stimulus which is beneficial for when rehabbing or doing home workouts
7.Great for warmups and stability so that you are primed for compound lifts
Upper Body Examples
1 arm dumbbell shoulder press
Dumbbell bench press although not unilateral in the traditional sense, it still provides most of the same benefits
Single arm triceps extension
Dumbbell bicep curls
1 arm cable or dumbbell rows
1 arm pull downs or using unilateral rowing machine
Lower Body Examples
Split squats
Lunges
Pistol box squats
1 legged hip thrusts
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