Bilateral Movement Work

Bilateral lifts can allow greater total force production because both limbs and more system support are available. The claim that bilateral work often clears asymmetries is based mainly on clinical experience and should not be treated as universal. Unilateral drills may be too demanding if a person cannot toe touch, squat without compensation, or maintain a stacked trunk and pelvis. Bilateral work is useful when a person lacks fundamental movement options on both sides or cannot organize the trunk and pelvis sufficiently for asymmetrical activity. When both sides are limited, the initial target should often be the bilateral or axial limitation.