Bilateral vs. Unilateral Training

 OPENING ARGUMENTS  DEFENSE Bilateral training (that is, lifting with both arms or legs simultaneously) is superior because it allows you to generate greater absolute force. PROSECUTION The amount of combined weight you can lift using one arm (or leg) at a time (unilateral training) is greater than the weight you can lift using both arms together.  EVIDENCE  A study showed that untrained subjects generated more force contracting one side at a time compared with contracting bo