Instructions
Preparation
- With bar upper chest height, position bar on the back of the shoulders and grasp bar to sides. Place feet under bar. Disengage bar.
Execution
- Extend one leg back on forefoot. Lower body on other leg by flexing knee and hip of front leg until knee of rear leg is almost in contact with floor. Return to original standing position by extending hip and knee of forward leg. Repeat by alternating rear lunge with opposite leg.
Comments
- Keep torso upright during lunge; flexible hip flexors are important. Forward knee should point same direction as foot throughout lunge. A long lunge emphasizes the Gluteus Maximus; a short lunge emphasizes Quadriceps.
Classification
| Utility: | Auxiliary |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Push |