Today’s skill exercise portion of the workout puts emphasis on testing for muscle imbalances. The single leg deadlift is a great unilateral exercise that exposes imbalances – especially those in the hamstrings and stabilizers. Today, you may find one side is more stable than the other. We can come up with a plan for you to try to bring those lagging muscles back into action.

Watch the video above of functional training guru Gray Cook explaining the finer points of this exercise and how to get in the best position to execute the movement. The full video is of great value but if you want to get to the part of the video most related to today’s exercise, skip ahead to 6:17.

WOD – 2.2.2012

Single Leg Deadlift (use a single kettlebell – adjust by elevating the surface from which you pull to provide a flat back)
4 X 6/leg

As many rounds as possible:
1 minute of 10 Double-Unders and 10 Situps – Rest :60
2 minutes of 10 Double-Unders and 10 Situps – Rest :60
3 minutes of 10 Double-Unders and 10 Situps – Rest :60
2 minutes of 10 Double-Unders and 10 Situps – Rest :60
1 minute of 10 Double-Unders and 10 Situps