Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Strength Imbalance - Prevent Injury by Having Balanced Legs and Lower Body


!±8± Strength Imbalance - Prevent Injury by Having Balanced Legs and Lower Body

In achieving the perfect body, we usually favor working out some body parts more than others. This is particularly a concern in the lower body and legs. More importantly, this creates strength imbalance. This might not be a big problem but can be a dilemma with sports and athletic performance. Let this piece of information show you what is strength imbalance. In addition, I will provide remedies to handle this problem.

When lifting weights, a lot of people often train one leg harder than the other. This is what the research from Ball State University in Indiana revealed in their findings. This might due to the body's tendency to favor sides due to favoritism.

Weight is distributed unevenly when one leg is stronger than the other leg. This limits possible growth and can also increase your risk of having an injury. Thus, find out if you are really balanced. Assuming you are might lead to injuries in the future.

Take this test to check your strength balance. To do this, you need to hop forward on one leg five times. Then land on both feet on your last hop. Take note by measuring the distance you have covered with this leg. Try this with your other leg and measure the covered distance as well.

If you have a difference of more than 10 percent, then you have strength imbalance and failed the test. If you failed, you need to bolster your weak legs with dumbbell lunge and vertical jumps for both legs for your lower body workout. Test every 2 weeks until you achieve strength balance.


Strength Imbalance - Prevent Injury by Having Balanced Legs and Lower Body

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