One Side’s Lying
Everyone’s imbalanced.
Your right leg is stronger than your left.
Your left shoulder moves better.
One glute fires harder.
Most people never address these imbalances.
And yet real life is almost never balanced. You carry groceries in one hand. Pick up your kid with one arm. Step up onto a curb with one leg. Push open a door with one side.
Life demands single-side strength. So why do we only train both sides together?
Because bilateral lifts let you move more weight and hide imbalances.
They're ego-friendly. The barbell doesn't care if your right side is doing 60% of the work.
But easy doesn't mean effective.
And your body? It doesn't help.
Your body only cares about shortcuts. Taking the path of least resistance.
Smart for survival. Terrible for performance.
Picture this: You lift something heavy.
Ideally, both legs drive evenly.
In reality? Your right side takes over. You twist and your back takes the load for what your legs can't handle.
That’s compensation.
The silent sabotage.
Over time, the strong side dominates, the weak side gets weaker. Injuries pile up.
The problem? You don’t even feel it happening.
Bilateral lifts let your strong side carry the weak one.
The imbalance hides in plain sight.
Unilateral work exposes it.
It forces each limb to show up on its own. No shortcuts. No compensations.
Most skip it because it’s harder, slower, less flashy.
That’s the point.