my right one is fine
the left one makes me weep. ditto any form of lunges or step-ups. the right side can take any weight; the left folds like a little bitch. my trainer saw the size of my handbag and said, "that's why." he tried to make me carry the bag on the other side for a bit, but i just can't. it would be like doing your shoelaces up the other way round, or wiping your arse with the wrong hand. WRONG.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 16:37, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

Have you seen a physio?
I found my core muscles weren't doing anything for sideways movement of my pelvis, I had to do one legged squats looking in a mirror and concentrating on keeping my pelvis level all the way down and back up. It was worth it.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 16:38, Reply)

yep, had to see one when i joined my gym. as they always are, the physio was all doom and gloom
oh your hip is a fraction out of alignment, which has pulled your knee out, which has caused this to your ankle blah blah blah. I've been running and walking around this earth for many years without any pain, things can't be that bad!

i'm exaggerating a bit, i can still do the lunges etc, it's just harder on that side. but if anything hurt, i'd go like a shot. it's just not worth it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 16:41, Reply)

Trouble is, bodies a really good at compensating for problems so you don't even realise you have them.
One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other which has lead to my back being really, really tense on one side my whole life and it was only a few years ago when it suddenly went ping that I found this out and did something about it.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 16:43, Reply)

at least you found it
and you can watch out for it in your kid, i guess. it is annoying. it's the same with any kind of weights, left to itself your body will cheat and use the join instead of the muscle or whatever is easier. stupid bodies.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 16:44, Reply)

Lift very heavy and then everything has to work in conjunction, no slackers when you go heavy.
Although, to go heavy you need excellent flexibility. People do end up training problems rather than making themselves fitter - i.e. dysfunction over function.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 19:00, Reply)