{"id":18047388,"date":"2026-05-01T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/?p=18047388"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:46:56","slug":"unilateral-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/updates\/get-strong-blog\/unilateral-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Unilateral Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unilateral movements are especially important for strength coaches, athletic trainers and physical therapists as there are many developmental benefits of using single limb strength training; returning to play, surgical rehabilitation, correction of imbalances and muscular adaptations. All these considerations are important and beneficial for athletics, as well as, day to day living.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A trainee having one limb stronger than the other can be corrected with unilateral exercises. There is also the benefit of \u2018cross education\u2019, the physiological term that is used to explain&nbsp; that training an unaffected limb initiates a neurological response that causes enhanced growth of an undertrained contralateral limb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winning in competition can come down to the most minor detail and the smallest of margins &#8211; something as simple as a muscular imbalance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9-1024x676.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18047389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9.png 1091w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In studies it is clear that unilateral resistance training is superior for enhancing activities that emphasize unilateral leg and arm performance. <strong>Get<\/strong> each limb <strong>Strong <\/strong>include unilateral training as part of your exercise regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18047390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-10.png 1024w, https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-10-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/rogersathletic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-10-768x539.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pendulum Hip Press Pro XT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unilateral movements are especially important for strength coaches, athletic trainers and physical therapists as there are many developmental benefits of using single limb strength training; returning to play, surgical rehabilitation, correction of imbalances and muscular adaptations. 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