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Course: PHRE 3040 – Resistance Training Movement Pattern: Lunge Target: Quadriceps Synergist(s): Gluteals, Hamstrings
Exercise
Regressions: Goblet Squat Progressions: Walking Lunge | Step Up

Equipment: Barbell, Body Weight, Dumbbell
Description:

Start by standing with torso erect (shoulders retracted), hands on hips or at sides for balance, one foot in front of the other.

Lower body by flexing knee and hip of front leg (weight should be focus on heel of lead foot) until knee of rear leg is almost in contact with floor. Pause and return to starting position, pushing off through the heel of the lead leg.

Common Error(s): Torso collapses forward
Spotting:
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