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When one leg is weaker on Bulgarian split squats, always start with the weak side and let its reps and load cap what you do on the strong side. Clients who fix these imbalances routinely eliminate hip and low back pain that plagued their barbell squats for years.
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A listener asks what to do when one leg is noticeably weaker on Bulgarian split squats. Sal answers decisively: start every set with the weaker leg and use its reps and load to dictate what you do on the stronger side — match it exactly rather than letting the strong side continue to advance. The logic is straightforward: maintaining the current training stimulus on the strong side while the weak side catches up will only perpetuate the gap. [1] — Sal Di Stefano "When one leg is weaker on Bulgarian split squats, always start with the weak side and let its reps and load cap what you do on the strong s…" 1:01:31 Adam adds crucial motivational context: clients who make this their practice and stick with it almost universally report that when they return to barbell back squats, they feel dramatically more stable and comfortable — and hip or low back pain that had been attributed to squatting often disappears entirely. Justin reinforces that the short-term frustration of 'taking away' from the strong side is a small price for the long-term performance gains.
Adam Schafer reported that clients who identified and corrected left-right imbalances through Bulgarian split squats subsequently eliminated hip and low back pain that previously occurred during barbell back squats.
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