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Single-leg and bilateral strength work
Single-leg tasks use one support at a time; bilateral tasks use both. The distinction describes a task and does not rank one format above the other.
The decision in context
They are task descriptions, not labels for an athlete’s quality or a universal progression order.
How to apply it this week
Footwork in badminton, a padel split step and a tennis recovery step each have their own timing and surface.
The trade-off to name
Bilateral work may offer stability and load; single-leg work adds one-sided and balance demands.
Where the answer stops
This page is educational planning context. It does not diagnose symptoms, set an individual load, replace court practice or qualified advice, or guarantee a sport result.
Decision
| Decision | What to protect | Trade-off to name |
|---|---|---|
| Start with the real week | Choose one observable next step | State what this page cannot know |
Sources
- Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults — American College of Sports MedicinePosition stand for healthy adults; recommendations depend on goals, capacity and training status.
- Physiological demands of racket sports: a systematic review — Frontiers in Psychology / PubMed CentralCompares internal-load indicators across racket sports; it is not an individual programme or a performance guarantee.
- How CourtFit works — CourtFit product documentationProduct truth is checked against the current repository and live route before publication; availability can change.