How to deal with discrepancy in single limb exercises?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Many of the strenuous things we do throughout each day are unilateral. Bilateral exercises certainly are good for building the muscles used in these movements. But are they optimal for developing muscle coordination for unilateral movements?

Are you putting 150 pound cans of dog food in the cabinet overhead with one hand? What strenuous things -- compared to your 405 squat/200 pound presses -- do you do unilaterally? Have they been challenging in terms of coordination?

[mike]

What strenuous things -- compared to your 405 squat/200 pound presses -- do you do unilaterally?
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well, the toilet shot put, of course...

are you a proponent of o'brien's glide or baryshnikov's spin? when it comes to the porcelain potty put?

and do you favor kohler or crane?

[mstrofbass]

Are you putting 150 pound cans of dog food in the cabinet overhead with one hand? What strenuous things -- compared to your 405 squat/200 pound presses -- do you do unilaterally? Have they been challenging in terms of coordination?

I'm not feeling witty enough right now to make the joke worth it, but I want to be the first to mention it, so I'm gonna point out that there's a masturbation joke to be made in there.

[JM3]

I'm not feeling witty enough right now to make the joke worth it, but I want to be the first to mention it, so I'm gonna point out that there's a masturbation joke to be made in there.

Largest effort Ive ever seen go into not making a joke.

[Keith Friedman]

Are you putting 150 pound cans of dog food in the cabinet overhead with one hand? What strenuous things -- compared to your 405 squat/200 pound presses -- do you do unilaterally? Have they been challenging in terms of coordination?

50 lbs. is about as far as I need to go one-handed. And, that won't be much when I get to serious squat/press numbers. So, overwhelm it; don't optimize it. Fair enough.

Thanks.

P.S. I actually googled "masturbation jokes" and there are a few good ones. NSFW!