Training Ambidexterity for Enhanced Athleticism, Brain Function, & Muscular Symmetry
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Training your ambidexterity is a strategy that can, theoretically, increase your balance, proprioception, creativity, problem solving, muscular symmetry, and more. Yet this is something that few people dedicate any time to.
Why is this? Partly, its because some people believe ambidextrous training can can lead to cognitive defects. In this post, I explain why that's a misinterpretation of the evidence. Others may be concerned that training to be ambidextrous involves too great a commitment of time and energy. But this shouldn't be a concern, given that there are many efficient ways to train ambidexterity as a by-product of other training.
What training ambidexterity MAY be able to do, then, is improve your spatial awareness, enhance creative thinking, and provide you with a strategic advantage in sports and other situations. The "lefty advantage" shows us that left-handed individuals are disproportionately represented in elite sports.
This post goes into detail about all this, and also explains how to go about training for ambidexterity. I also find this topic generally fascinating: did you know that having an ambidextrous relative could make you more "weak handed" which might in turn impact the very way you think?
Enjoy guys, and thanks for watching!
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Why is the Bioneer the only youTuber to focus on this range of fitness?
Because he's the only one (that I've seen thus far anyhow) who has a few trillion brain cells going in the same direction
Because he isn't focused on one aspect of fitness, but on getting to a point of general improvement that can apply to as many scenarios as possible, be it physical, mental, or emotional.
This channel is literally one of it kind. No other fitness channel have post this kind of unique, informative, creative and enjoyable videos. The bioneer, in my opinion, is easily one of the best fitness channel there is.
I think I’m becoming a Stan y’all
Because he's awesome. Simple.
I'm a simple man. I see Bioneer posts video, I smash like button, watch and enjoy. Great Friday post. Fantastic way to start the weekend!
I alway find them useful
Frank Frazetta, the legendary fantasy artist, learned to paint with his left hand in his later years after a series of strokes.
He was from my hometown! Went to the shop owned by his family many times, dope spot costumes and halloween shit and frazettas art as posters
I haven't heard that name in years! I used to have a book of his I would spend hours looking at when I was 9 or 10 lol
My favorite artist
The same with Bernie Wrightson after he broke his wrist.
This alone seems ample reason to train for ambidexterity. Someday life may take away your dominant side; do you really want to be completely disabled for months while you relearn basic abilities because you didn't plan ahead? Plus, "more hands make light work" applies to individuals too, prevent getting worn out in the first place!
i can't be the only person who stopped and wrote a paragraph with their non dominant hand
It took me about a minute or so to write 18 words
yee me too, kinda difficult the 1st words but you improve fast
Hey how’s it going. I am wrutunf this ambixdexterically
I wrote cursive
I trained myself to write with both hands, cook, shave, cut vegetables with my left. Just fun
Question is, how even is your beard/stubble? I too can shave with my left hand, but I cut myself a lot and it looks awful.
You must be very bored.
@@MattStedman-BeTheMusic it's really not that difficult. Mind you I am natively left handed so maybe I have a natural advantage? 🤔
How long it took?
You ever wipe with the left? A lot harder than it sounds.
The videos you’ve been pumping out lately have been nothing short of amazing. Your channel has always maintained a high standard in comparison to others but in the last few years it seems you’ve excelled orders of magnitude in terms of quality. I’m so glad I found your channel so many years ago. Bravo my friend.
Thank you very much! Really appreciate it 🙏🏻
U really have changed my life so thx so much. Also can we have the craziest training routines in a video at what we can learn
When I was 16, I got so sick of only being able to do anything with my right hand that I started doing everything left-handed. At the beginning, it took all my mental focus to even write my name legibly. Even clenching and releasing a fist felt weird. Now, nine years later, I can do almost anything both ways, even play guitar (and I definitely have a better grasp of technique since switching to lefty). And that other thing...yeah...I can do that with both hands too. Anyway, training both hands to equal ability will take a long time, but if you don't like having a cramped, overworked right hand and a limp, weak left hand, you will never regret it.
do you have a subconscious preference for which hand to use? for example, if you didn't remember that you can use both hands equally well, would you default to using your right hand more often?
@@cvspvr Kinda, yeah. Even after ten years, my right hand still has slightly faster reflexes, more-sensitive fingertips, and is usually the first to respond in emergencies. My right pinky will probably always be stronger until I re-bind the backspace key to the left side of my keyboard.
@@googelism, ayo what other thing?
@@truthseeker7815 I didn't even peep that 💀
@@googelism do you feel any mental benefits?
Let's not forget animal movements training for ambidexterity. This leads inevitably to better balance, coordination, and ability to apply intensity better, for speed, strength, and power. Any unilateral work can make an athlete, or even a "weekend warrior", far better than the rest. Ambidexterity is a phenomenal skill and one with massive carryover effects!
Agreed, even at my old martial arts academy we were trained to be effective strikers with either side
I was born ambidextrous, but the stinking education system made me use my right hand. I want to try and get back that level of coordination.
I was born right handed but when I was three I suffered a brain injury so I switch to be left dominant. I always thought it would be beneficial to practice with my right hand.
Man this guy is awesome.... Taking fitness and training to a WHOLE NEW DIMENSION. I cant wait to apply all your tips and ideas.
Thank you!
Don't wait ;)
Don’t wait
@@nadyamikhailova7527 The wait is over :D I started exercising while incorporating the bioneer's advice for training. Previously I got injured twice due to overtraining, once permanently busted my shoulder when I was doing only heavy upper body lifts and no legs/cardio, with heavy bench pressing every other day, and the other time after that injury when I switched to only running, and injured my ankle. Now I have a much more balanced routine, and it allows me to work around my shoulder and ankle injuries. This approach has really allowed me to get back into a fitness in a much better way than before, despite the injuries...
I trained in Karate for many years and doing all techniques on both sides was essential
Sounds like you have a great sensei :-)
Former Hapkidoist here... 5 reps with right, 5 with left. Repeat indefinitely. 😁
When I was 8, I started practicing writing with my left hand, because it just seemed wrong to me that I was doing almost everything with only one side of my body. I only did that for a few weeks though. I'd start doing that now, but I almost never actually write anything anymore.
hi. i think i might help.. try buying a kids coloring book.. and a set of crayons.. then finish the whole book using your non-dominant hand.. not only will learning to use your left hand be more fun (and less boring or roudimentary), the process of selecting colors and doing something very creative makes the skill faster to learn
Or draw some booba on twitter and get free cloud
Try start writing logs in a journal/diary. Plus you always can type with non dominant hand like I did while typing this message.
Try to play osu! With the non dominant hand
@@adriangodoy4610 that's good
As strange as it sounds, this was a very timely release after the passing of Marvin Hagler, one of the greatest switch-hitters in boxing history who consistently switched between southpaw & orthodox
I loved watching Hagler. RIP
I was literally looking for this topic in your videos last night. Great job! Cheers!
I have massive respect for your channel. Keep up the good work.
This is amazing, thank you for all the hard work you put into this!
Thanks, man, for diving deep into this topic. Very informative and enjoyable.
I love the montages included with the knowledge. So BEAST!
Adam, the quality of the knowledge and videos have improved soooooo....much . Happy to have been a part of your development.
Awesome video, I've already had my theories and just a strong hunch feeling of training and practising most things I do on both sides of the body to improve my brain plasticity. Also I'm super happy to just have noticed you finally released your book in physical form, I'm ordering one right away!
This subject definitely warrants a follow-up video. Great stuff.
Fascinating stuff, Adam! I really enjoy these videos where you delve into the brain, neuroplasticity, and the like. Please keep sharing your research, and discoveries on these topics. Thanks very much! I wish you and your family well! Take care!
You are friggin amazing. You make videos on everything I ever wanted to research on how to train the mind and the body of an ultimate warrior.
Learn to play a musical instrument. It is far more refined digital dexterity than physical exercise. If you're already a great athlete it is something that manages to humble you in an entirely unique dimension.
@MrMcGoy How do I says this so it's comes across the way I would like it too?
I am predominately left handed but can do most one handed tasks very well with either hand. A right handed guitar was put into my hands the day I was born: kinda thing. From about the age of 15, until about 27, I practiced, and or played with a band, every day for at least an hour a day. Sorry, I don't mean to brag, or boast, but I can hold my own amongst the best guitar players alive today. Practice, desire and will. Practice, desire and will. Rinse and repeat.
You can do it.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for putting in so much effort and packing it with unique knowledge.
Toujours magnifiques et extrêmement instructives tes vidéos, un grand bravo !
Another superb video! Such valuable knowledge you spoil us with. I can appreciate the hard work you put into all your videos. I look forward to reading your book also. 💪
WOW this video really gives me insight on my medical history in my family and myself. The pieces are coming together now!
As an epileptic lefty, who's been actively training ambidexterity most if my life,
I have to fully agree as living evidence on a lot being said in this video.
Great video again Adam. I've been slowly working on developing my non-dominant right hand at certain things. But since hearing and seeing more about the potential benefits I'm going to work a lot more on it!
The more vídeos I see by you, the more I realise that our goals align so well. I focus on this, but I'm glad to know another who thinks the same.
This video is CRIMINALLY underrated!!!
As a longtime trainer, that last 30 seconds or so spoke to me loudly. I have a feeling we're gonna link up at some point bro. Keep up the great work. 👏🏾
You know my grandfather is ambidextrous and he told me his secret, playing Handball. Handball is a good underrated sport that helps people train hand eye coordination and ambidexterity.
Handball is excellent for that. And very fun. I've gotten pretty skillful with my left
That’s a great call. I’m going to start playing some.
Handball is also a great opportunity to practice violence in a socially responsible manner*. It also builds pain tolerance, which should not come as surprise, then...
*This, btw, explains why, unlike football (that is soccer for the metrically challenged), handball has no hooligan problem. No need for action after the match, all the carnage your heart lusts for is happening during the game.
@@turboseize shut up nerd
Another great video like always. I hope you can do a video on the coracobrachialis in the future. I read two of your books, and unfortunately neither had information for the coracobrachialis.
Ever considered reviewing fitness books? I would like to see your take on Convict Conditioning.
Solitary fitness by charles bronson to
watch his bane video
A family member suggested I read that one
@@bailiojaycee233 true ,but in this case is to see someone holistic as him review a determined book or similar. Since his knowledge is much wider than the average reviewer.
@@junichiroyamashita hi, i believe "nucleus overload" might give you a good start too.. its not only about prisoners, but also those who perform manual labor, and their over develeopment of certain muscle groups related to their jobs, even with poor nutrition and no supplements
Amazing video, keep it going bro!!
I will begin this immediately!!! Thank you. I do learn alot from you.
Hey, man. You should consider making a video on the three key olympic lifts and it's effect on power. Love your content!
Awesome! I've been thinking about improving on my ambidexterity recently. Funnily enough, a few years ago I got really bad RSI which meant it really hurt to use my mouse with my right hand. I made myself use my left hand and now I can just switch them over as needed (only basic tasks though, I can't play games well with my left hand haha)
always enjoy these videos, gonna be a good one
having worked on ambi training especially around marksmanship
with military I find it has great benefits for coordination and reaction speed especially under stress
Bioneer keep making great vids!
Awesome, was hoping you do one on this. Thanks muchly
Would you ever go on a show like American Ninja Warrior? I bet you'd do phenomenal.
He's underrated so much
Was able to write left handed while right hand was healing from cut tendons. I try to used the nearest hand in day to day matters. Eg taps, cups and other things
Very awesome strategy for increasing your volume of left-handed actions. I’ve have to do that!
Great job. Please keep up the good works:)
I'm left handed but when I was in kinder garden everyone wrote with their right hand so I learned how to write with that (I didn't know I was left handed until I started playing tennis in elementary school). It's interesting that this one decision could have an impact on my skills and thinking.
Started training to become amidexaroty yesterday, gets a upload about it today.. Great timing!
Great video man ⚡
As a mechanic I can see this type of training very helpful for my job. Thanks!
Since I was a kid, I would write with my right hand. But use my left hand for fine motor controls. (Putting the nut on a bolt, using a spanner, etc)
Love the content. Thanks for a unique view on health and fitness.
Definitely going to work more ambidexterity into my life 🔥
I have UA-cam open 24/7 but almost never login; I had to login to comment on this channel's video. I am older and since my early 20's, have been living my life a certain way. As of posting this comment, I am in my early 50's, but people guess my age at 30ish. The 3 videos from this channel I have watched, relate very closely to the way I have lived my life. The neuro plasticity, training the body and brain, but what I haven't seen from this channel yet is the force of one's will.
Still, this guy is onto something.
After about 7 month I finally got better in watching The Bioneer. I really think this is my first time watching without skipping back multiple times cause my brain cant keep up with the information :D
Great Video!
Even better, repetition facilitates retention. Now you can keep up AND probably remembering more than the average viewer. Congratulations!
Amazing. You go so in-depth into the mental bio side of health that I often forget that this is a fitness channel and not my university science classes. Keep on mate! Really been enjoying the videos.
This is great. Been training to write with both hands, I'm getting better
Oof your channel is SERIOUSLY underrated
Protect this man at all costs!
I dont really have anything to say, I just love this channel and comment to boost his algorithm
I swapped my mouse to left hand when I was learning Tai Chi. It certainly made a big difference. Other advantage was people stopped using my computer as they couldn't use it easily.
Damn! Today I was literally thinking about this topic during the mid of my training session. I was wondering how can I approach this. And here it is. A dream come true.
I love this! I am extremely pleased that you went further than that one study on how ambidextrous behavior can be "bad" on the brain. Great work lad. Thank you💪🥲
Hypnotist here ? Have you been doing einsteins dti?
I'm left-hand dominant which has certainly given me an edge in whilst sparring. I've also trained both sides when boxing which surprised a few opponents when I casually switched sides mid-round
I started training because of your vids👏🏻
Awesome stuff Adam! I'm forcing my wife to write with her left hand and do handstands right now!
My high-school math teacher was ambidextrous to a remarkable degree. He trained himself to be able to write different things, in different languages each hand writing at the same speed I can write in one language with one hand while maintaining a neat handwriting. I remember when 2 of us asked him a different question at the same time and he answered both questions without needing anyone to repeat it. On our final year he took us to play snooker and told us that should anyone beat him, he will retroactively change all of our passed exams to 100. No one was able to get close, as his hand-eye coordination was impeccable and he did not miss even once.
This video made me realise there may have been a connection between his remarkable ambidexterity and his other rare skills.
I never really thought about this. I'm always been fully and exclusively right handed (hand, foot and eye-dominance). I've never been able to kick a ball with my left foot, neither coordinate the movement. But I'm a drummer, and after training my feet on a double bass for some time with completely symmetric exercises, I just realised by chance that now I have gained control of my left foot, I can easily coordinate the movements, and I'm as good at kicking a football as with my right foot.
I was really astonished the first time I tried. Not that I'm that great of a football player...
I've been training ambidexterity since I was 13, If you know what I mean
MASSIVE FOREARMS
I use to be completely ambidextrous when I was a kid. Now it varys on what I'm doing. Writing I do with my right. Eating and cooking I do with my left but cut thing with my right. Usually play sports with my left and can switch between southpaw and orthodox stances in fighting. I think with your video I'll start training my ambidextarity
i tend to be job specific ambidextrus. i write left, brush teeth with right, eat with both, in baseball i throw left, started batting right but taught self to switch hit, in basketball i tend to play right handed outside the paint, shooting jump shots with right hand and play left handed inside the paint. i am comfortable in either side fighting stance. i seem to have all the benefits with few if any drawbacks and as my always brilliant comments show, i am clearly a thinker on the level of leonardo, tesla and einstein etc.
Hey buddy I enjoy watching your videos, I was just wondering if you've ever made a sandbag training video?
Your videos are very entertaining! I love 'em😃!
Oh wow! A video for me and people like me! I never thought too much about it, but suddenly, everything makes sense! I've always been ambidextrous and never understood why people always chose one side, mostly the right, to do everything with. To find out all of the benefits and side-effects of natural ambidextrousness certainly explains a lot of things! I did poorly in school and I've met former teachers that talked of me daydreaming, looking out the window multiple times. I found classes boring. However, I spent a lot of time painting with watercolors with my mom, or doodling on my own. While some teachers considered me dumb (yes, they actually would say it), I'd be selling my art for folks to get as tattoos. This video makes sense of, well, everything! I'm surprised, humbled, and very grateful to have this new knowledge. Now, I've got to call mom and see if she can find my old Casio keyboard. Stay safe, stay healthy, and have a peaceful evening.
Wow awesome! Glad it was so useful for you! Researching it had some similar effects for me, though to a lesser degree. My Granddad was ambidextrous, making me potentially “weaker handed.” I do well with creative problem solving, writing, etc. But I’ve had to work hard to bring my processing speed up to par! Always fascinating when you find explanations for aspects of your own behaviour like that :-)
Wow, your experience is also a mirror image of mine.
Been working on this since switch hitting in baseball as a kid.
Chopsticks really help with opposite hand dexterity.
I had a job 15 or so years ago delivering chilled meat, mostly lamb and pork carcasses. I would alternate which side to lift and carry on. I did this mainly to avoid overuse injuries from doing the same thing all the time.
Yeah, about 10 years ago I broke my left arm and hand. And being a right-handed person, I realized how much I was NOT missing my left hand's functions. So I decided to improve upon my left side when it healed. And I did. Now, I can do almost everything the same with both hands (including writing and drawing) and also have relatively equal functionality in my legs.
It's fun and quite peculiar to experience a different 'mode' activate when switching between sides. Although I have never been able to perform two entirely different tasks with each sides at the same time. It's a mystery to me how some people do it.
So yeah, it is indeed very practical and the physiological and psychological improvements can be felt.
I have experimented with this quite a bit, hand washing dishes for instance. I discovered that it seems equally as important for the dominant hand to make the same movements as the weaker hand makes when doing dishes normally. I have to focus on the movement of BOTH hands equally, and then mirror those movements. Its not as simple as changing hands. Both hands must make adjustments.
There's a significant level of cognitive min-maxing here that I don't know all will appreciate because of how esoteric the contents of the video actually are.
I'm right handed / left footed...played futbol all through college. Being left footed has its advantages. Finding out now with acro dance and other movement practices it still seems to be an advantage. Love your videos bro!
I HATE thse types of videos, a yapping session for 10 minutes saying the same stuff over and over again and never getting to the point
when i was 12 years old I had to switch to using my non dominant hand while I healed from injuries to my dominant arm for quite some time, I ended up taking it as a challenge to learn to do everything I do with both hands, then mirroring all my actions, martial arts, parkour, drawing, cooking, everything up to this day I still do it, only thing I haven't been doing both ways, is guitar playing, I can do it both ways not very well with my right hand on the frets. even the way i sit, or cross my arms i learned to mirror
Hands getting better. I see you!
I always wanted to be proficient with both hands. I work a lot with spreadsheets and started to use my mouse with the left hand so I can type numbers faster. Also a more subtle start would be switching your phone and keys pocket. You will notice you will start to use it more on your non dominant hand.
i am trying to incorporate all the good stuff you recommend in my daily life. Right now I am failing marvellously.
Lol thats the first step in succeeding
I would buy a training and nutrition program from you. Good work bro.
I used to copy short Greek and Russian sentences with my left hand. I figured it would not only train my left-hand dexterity (ironic), but also force me to focus more intensely on the spelling.
My, how my hand used to cramp!
I stopped a long time ago, but I think I will take it up again!
Broke my right wrist in 2nd year of school, I had to write with the left hand for 6-8 weeks. It came suprisingly easy at that age.
I'm not ambidextrous but much more capable with my off side then most.
I would love to see more content on Parkour. perhaps on mental ability to commit to certain things or ukimi and taking huge drops like a true ninja
I brush my teeth with my left hand and I train it exactly (maybe even more) in my sport than my right. I first did this for two reasons: 1) in sports, it is the ultimate mini-trick, it's not more power, it's not a new technique but it is also not a simple surprise tactic that only gets you one point. 2) my left hand is way weaker than my right and of course smaller.
So yeah, this video is legit edit: 3:20 *I THOUGHT IT WAS PLACEBO*
haha i did this too for kickboxing, i just switched and stayed on my other side cause the rest of the fighters were right dominant
Doing this to take my power back. I was born ambidextrous then my siblings bullied me cause of it. Said things like that's only for the mentally unstable, you're weird, etc. On top of it I also had synaesthesia, which I was told could be cause I'm ambidextrous. They deprived me toys, pens, papers unless I promised to use my right hand and they'd watch me. Now I'm here to learn it all again out of spite.
Kenpo has helped me with this
Bioneer. Ambidexterity also helps neuroplasticity.. when the body learns a new skill, (in this case, motor movements and motor skills), the brain compensates by making neuro connections... and it doesnt need to be difficult tasks. it could be adapted in daily activities like signing something using your left hand instead of your right, or pressing elevator buttons with the non-dominant hand. or switching your spoon and fork
then it can progress to slightly more advance whole body movement, like lateral jumps to the left.. or doing a basketball layup with the left.. and kicking a ball with the non-dominant side
having such skills would help the body be more coordinated. and thus having easier time to move.. (if youre a basketball player, you instantly see the difference when you can attack the rim on the left side.. easy buckets)
thanks for another great video, where do you access the studies you mention in the video?
I've been training my weaker side in everything since I started martial arts. I started learning techniques in different disciplines a lot faster when I practiced on both sides after getting a grasp of it in the one.
Fantastic video
I have from time to time tried exercises like drawing with my left hand...or even both at once. I even tried improvising on a musical key board with one hand and drawing with the other.
this man is a national treasure
With all the different things you talk about training, do you, and if so how often, control your progress? Could you make a video about testing and tracking training?
Only writing this cause it’s a unique perspective. I am ambidextrous. I began writing with my left hand, but I’d get ticks and it would bug me when I was a kid, and even a little now if I do something on one side without a corresponding action the opposite. I am ambi with feet for soccer, writing for hands, and for freestyle fighting. I did karate when I was a kid, boxing, Muay Thai, K1, and Brazilian jiu jitsu now. I have a weird ability to perceive where multiple parts of my body are symultaniously and exactly where my balance and body position is when I’m inverted or my eyes are closed. Also when I grapple I can close my eyes and know exactly what my partners intentions are and where his attention is directed which is a tremendous advantage (this is based on weight distribution and the amount of jerk felt i.e. the derivative or change in acceleration of the opponents body with respect to time). Although I have never practiced playing hockey with a left handed stick if I don’t have mine and only left handed is available I will still perform with it. My spatial IQ is phenomenal, I know that from the Canadian armed forces aptitude test. My personal experience leads me to agree with everything that was said in this video
0:35 the hand game, he got us there!!!