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Bi Lateral V Single leg exercises

  • 03-12-2012 1:53pm
    #1
    KeithReilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭


    What are peoples opinions on the merits of bi lateral leg exercises v single leg exercises. Does anyone for instance think that a powerlifter or olympic lifter would gain anything from training lower body using single leg exercises?

    If the aforementioned powerlifter or olympic lifter had a back injury and could not train any version of a bi-lateral squat or deadlift do you think he could maintain his level of strength using single leg exercises?

    What about an athlete involved in field sports, GAA, Soccer rugby, etc, where do you think they would gain the most benefits?

    Also from a hypertrophy point of view for lower body is it possible to gain the same amount of muscle from single leg exercises as bi-lateral exercises?


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  • #2
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    KeithReilly wrote: »
    What are peoples opinions on the merits of bi lateral leg exercises v single leg exercises. Does anyone for instance think that a powerlifter or olympic lifter would gain anything from training lower body using single leg exercises?

    Yes
    If the aforementioned powerlifter or olympic lifter had a back injury and could not train any version of a bi-lateral squat or deadlift do you think he could maintain his level of strength using single leg exercises?

    No.


  • #3
    Clearlier
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    More important IMO to be balanced. I made the mistake of continuing to train with my one good arm when I broke my arm 20 years ago. I never gave my broken arm a chance to catch up and it lead to a multitude of injuries as vfarious muscles compensated. Now that I've written it I'm not sure how relevant it is to your question but on the off chance that it is I'll leave it.


  • #4
    KeithReilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭KeithReilly


    No.[/QUOTE]

    I'd imagine it would be better than doing nothing though? if so what would the benefits be?
    Clearlier wrote: »
    More important IMO to be balanced. I made the mistake of continuing to train with my one good arm when I broke my arm 20 years ago. I never gave my broken arm a chance to catch up and it lead to a multitude of injuries as vfarious muscles compensated. Now that I've written it I'm not sure how relevant it is to your question but on the off chance that it is I'll leave it.

    I know where your coming from and I think that that raises an interesting question? is it best not to continue to train an uninjured limb, I think it is but I think there's some theory that by training the uninjured limb it helps you retain size in the injured limb... the google machine throws up a link to Poliquins blog so maybe that where that came from so might just be like a lot of his other theories.

    What about after the injury, different methods I have heard used are doing one extra set for the side that was injured or the method which I would favour which is doing the same sets and reps for both sides but starting with the weak side and whatever reps you achieve with weak side then you do on strong side even do it would be possible to do more on this side.


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