FT Unilateral Work

[Scott Stevenson]

So I've been searching through the forums and haven't found anything on the subject

EXCLUDING MUSCLE ROUNDS (b/c that is in the book and I know it will work) can the same strategy of unilateral loading be used for load and pump sets?
I.e. If I chose to use Bulgarian Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat as a movement in my rotation, making sure to do all 6-12 reps or 15-30 reps on one side before switching to the other, would this be ok?
Or same thing with a single arm pulldown, etc?

I'm not sure, only because it would throw the rest times off, and I dont want to reduce the meta[/i]bolic damage too much if zig zagging and supersetting with other movements

Since Dr. S typically asks "why?", I want to incorporate more unilateral work on days besides MR b/c I have some pretty bad imbalances between legs/arms that have come up in my powerlifting (hip shift in squats, rotation and uneven lockout in bench) and I want to correct this while I do my bodybuilding blocks

Any info would be appreciated

YEs, this can all be done pretty easily, really, especially for Pump sets, but the greater question is how to you train to bring up a smaller / weaker side in general.

So, I might pose a deeper why? by asking why it use that these asymmetries present themselves during your powerlifting.

Are these structural imbalances like leg length discrepancies?

Are there injuries that underlie the issues during benching?...

Can the rotations be prevented by re-training the movement or is this simply a matter of muscle weakness b/c of muscle size? Or do the issues only become apparent as a set proceeds, suggesting that fatigue resistance is a larger issue.

Your'e focusing on trying to bring up the muscle mass, when perhaps it's a biomechanical / neurological issue at its ROOT.

If you nourish / treat the root, then the branch with flourish.

For instance, if you simply start benching such that here are no assymetries in lock-out - you simply don't allow the bar to move in such a bath, will that correct the issue de facto create a training stimulus that also generates growth on the smaller (weaker) side?...

-S