Peter Attia· MD
Wouldn’t split squats be better to do more of anyway because of the bi-lateral deficit? I would say it’s the better choice for both your back and simply building strength
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Wouldn’t split squats be better to do more of anyway because of the bi-lateral deficit? I would say it’s the better choice for both your back and simply building strength
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so you know you're sort of an inverted doing a leg press that's an exercise where you can load up stupid amounts of weight if if i'm feeling anything that's not right there i'll happily go to a single leg where you're going to typically
i find that moving from two legs to one leg becomes a great tool in my tool kit when i'm hurting