Unilateral training

You probably have one arm that is stronger than the other. For example, if your right handed, your right hand has to balance strength with coordination. Your left hand on the other hand only has the strength aspect (unless your ambidextrous). This is where unilateral training can benefit you and your body strength wise and for coordination.

Training unilateral means training one limb at a time. If you were using dumbbell curls as an example one might do 10 reps on the left arm then switch to the right. This is used instead of barbell curling sometimes so that one arm does not overpower the other arm and therefore rip more tissue leading to increased hypertrophy  (Muscle size) in the opposite arm.

Simple unilateral exercises include:

1. 1 arm dumbbell shoulder raises
2. Dumbell curls
3. 1 arm dumbbell chest press
4. Dumbbell lunges
5. Dumbbell rows
6. Dumbbell kickbacks

 As you can see, the majority of unilateral exercises include dumbbells since they use one limb for movement. Visit some sites on the internet for more examples. Happy training!