Whether you are in a sport or trying to maintain independence in later life, imbalances within the musculoskeletal system can be paramount either for or against you. Using unilateral (single-limb) training can be a useful tool to maintaining, or gaining balance between our limbs. By medical definition unilateral is: occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its part. Exercising with unilateral protocols can help to gain overall strength

The deadlift is a free weight exercise where a loaded barbell is lifted from the floor using the knees and hips. From personal experience in the gym setting, I see this highly under utilized! Lack of education, and fears of getting hurt seem to be paramount when talking to clients about this exercise. Lets take some time and look at proper dead lifting form, and some benefits. First off we will start with proper from. Though there will be written instruction, this should ne

“Sex Difference in Strength and Power Support the Use of a Mixed-Model Approach to Resistance Training Program.” John D. Mata, BS, Jonathan M. Oliver, PhD, Andrew R. Jagim, PhD, and Margaret T. Jones, PhD. (2016) Sex Difference in Strength and Power Support the Use of a Mixed-Model Approach to Resistance Training Program. Strength and Conditioning Journal. 38/2; April 2016. Is there a difference in strength between sexes? Is there a better way to train? Short answer is, yes