During lunges, you are forced to isolate your butt muscles as you are supporting your body weight on one leg, while the other leg acts as a stabiliser. To engage the correct muscles and ensure that you have adequate stability, we start off with Stationary Lunges.
DOs:
- Keep spine long and straight
- 90% weight on front leg when lunging, back leg is just for balance/support
- Knees point in the same direction as your feet
COMMON MISTAKES:
- Upright torso with no slight forward lean (this reduces engagement of the butt muscles)
- Feeling the back leg work more than the front leg
- Wobbling knees or shifting inwards
PROGRESSION: Walking Lunges with a Kickback
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November 04, 2020
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