Exercise guide

Barbell Lateral Lunge.

Equipment
Barbell
Movement
Compound
Level
Intermediate

Muscles at work

Front
Back
PrimaryQuads
SecondaryAbs, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Upper Back

Make every rep count.

  1. 01

    Stand tall with feet about shoulder-width apart, barbell secured across your upper traps (not your neck). Brace your core and keep your chest up.

  2. 02

    Take a big step out to the side. Keep the *stepping* foot planted and let the other leg stay long/straight with the toe forward.

  3. 03

    Sit your hips back and bend the knee of the stepping leg, lowering until that thigh is about parallel to the floor. Keep your knee tracking over your toes and your torso upright.

  4. 04

    Push hard through the heel/midfoot of the bent leg to stand up and return to the start under control.

  5. 05

    Complete all reps, then switch sides.

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