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Primary Muscle Group: - Glutes and Quadriceps
Muscle Groups Worked in This Exercise: Glutes and Quadriceps
Preparation: Stand with feet hip width apart. Place dumbbells on your shoulders.
Breathing: Breath out as you laterally move and extend outward and breath in as you move back towards the starting position.
Execution: Take right foot and step 2-3 feet out to the right side (or the 3 o'clock position). Lean torso forward and sit the right glute back. DO NOT allow lunging knee to extend past the big toe - may cause injury. Push off lunging foot, return to the start position. Continue with same leg or alternate as prescribed. Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Reaching forward should be performed at the hips and not the low back. Shoulders, hips, and front foot should point forward at all times.
Comments: Watch for proper knee alignment - do not let lunging knee extend past big toe or deviate laterally or medially. Opposite leg should remain straight during lunging phase as shown.
Here are a few suggested alternative exercises:
Ball Leg LungeBall LungeBall Wall SquatBand LungeBand Lying Leg ExtensionBand SquatBand Standing Leg ExtensionBarbell Bulgarian Split SquatBarbell Lateral LungeDead LiftDumbbell Dead LiftDumbbell Hack SquatDumbbell LungeDumbbell Lunge CrossoverDumbbell SquatDumbbell Sumo SquatFront SquatHack Front SquatHack SquatLeg Press - MachineLunge - BarbellLunge - Smith MachineLunge BackwardLunge CrossoverLunge DiagonalLunge ForwardSquat - Barbell
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