Adrienne Jerram

Adrienne Jerram

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Are you a little lopsided?

Are you stronger in one leg, or arm than the other? Most of us are. Because one hand (or leg) dominates that hand (or leg) gets stronger while the other gets weaker. if you play a sport,like tennis or baseball where one hand predominates, this will only make the imbalance greater. An injury will also compound the problem as your body automatically moves to protect the injured side from being re injured.

Unfortunately these imbalances can lead to even more injuries, as it often means you have one side tighter than the other too, which will make your overly tight muscles pull your skeleton out of alignment.

Unfortunately, some of the equipment we use at the gym only reinforces this. If you only use barbels or only ever do squats, you're probably only making this imbalance worse.

So, next time you're at the gym try a dumbbell or cable machine instead of a barbell, and try squats instead of lunges. You'll probably notice the differences between sides right away, but persist with this 'single sided' training and you'll soon correct the imbalances.

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