Stop Fighting Your Asymmetry — Use It

About this episode

This episode discusses how to embrace and utilize body asymmetry in fitness, particularly through the Bulgarian split squat technique.

Here’s something most coaches won’t tell you: your body is not symmetrical, and it was never meant to be. You have a dominant side, a preferred direction, a natural rotational bias — and rather than trying to erase it, you can harness it. This week’s video breaks down a simple but underused technique for the Bulgarian split squat: using your inherent asymmetry as a balancing tool instead of fighting it the whole way down. “There is nothing wrong with this. You don’t need to fix it.” First: Which Way Do You Spin? Before you pick up a weight, try this. Stand up, and turn around in a circle. Don’t overthink it — just go. Which direction did you turn? Do it again if you’re not sure. The direction you naturally gravitate toward tells you something important: that’s the way your body is organised. It’s not a flaw. It’s information. Now, Put It to Work The Bulgarian split squat is already a balance challenge. Add a load and that challenge multiplies. Knowing your rotational preference lets you set up your arms and weight placement to work with your body’s pull rather than against it. IF YOU SPIN LEFT NATURALLY When your left foot is forward — your body wants to drift that direction…

People in this episode

Host: Jenn Pilotti

Topics covered

• asymmetry
• Bulgarian split squat
• balance
• fitness technique
• body awareness

Keywords

• asymmetry
• Bulgarian split squat
• balance
• fitness
• body mechanics
• rotational bias

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