Supertraining

Here's another insight from Mel on this issue:
 
"In all tests which presume to  measure bilateral balance, stability and  
strength ratios, it is essential  to remember that everyone displays  
functional asymmetry, so that small to  moderate differences in all of these  
factors tends to be rather  meaningless. Humans are not symmetric machines and 
it 
can often be more  damaging to try to alter "natural asymmetry" than it is 
to leave it alone. Far  too many tests assume that there is some sort of 
norm or ideal against which  everyone can be compared. At best, one can only 
validly make comparisons  against oneself over time or against the mean of 
groups who are similar to you  in age, bodymass, gender, sport, sporting 
level and injury profile." 

Ken Jakalski 
Lisle High School 
Lisle, IL USA