Cheers buddy. :) Much appreciated!
The Jump Squats are exactly that, a jumping squat. I use very, VERY lightweight for that exercise (5-10kg on each side of the bar) and emphasize on form despite the low rest periods, I'm weary about injury.
Suitcase Deadlifts, well, you can do them with a dumbbell or a barbell, barbell's harder because of balance. It's a basic Deadlift, but with one dumbbell/barbell in one hand. It's to work on one side more than the other, same diff as with curls; for instance in a Bicep Barbell Curl you'd be using both arms at the same time, but with Dumbbells, it's all the work on one arm.
Just trying to even out the strength on both sides.
I've noticed I'm tighter on my right side in general (one sign of that is when I squat and go a bit too low, my right side caves in and I lose balance). So I wanna train both sides bilaterally to even things out.
And even if I weren't for that purpose, it's still a good exercise to incorporate for the sake of progression in a routine.
Try Single-Leg Squats, requires a lot of balance work
Of course with BBers and powerlifters alike, the main focuses should be the main compound lifts, but I still believe that even they should be doing a bit of balance/bilateral stuff.
You can apply this concept to most areas of life, but in this case it's with training;
"If you want to be like everyone else, then do what everyone else does. If you want to be exceptional, then do exceptional things." And I'd like to stand out in the PT industry.
lol
That's the why things are in a lot of industries nowadays, unless you're unique and you stand out then you won't be recognized, art's another good example.
Hell, look at Stephen King. His writing style is incredibly unique, and people like it, that's why he's so popular in comparison to a lot of other authors who don't really take the time to evolve their own style and instead follow what the norm in writing seems to be.
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