Intermediate
Barbell Reverse Lunge
Author
Owen JonesUpdated
17 Sep 2024Demonstration Video
- Description
- Instructions
- Muscle Groups
- Tips
Exercise Description
Barbell Reverse Lunge strengthens and activates your core, glutes, and hamstrings. They put less stress on your joints and give you a bit more stability in your front leg. This exercise is ideal for people who have knee concerns, difficulty balancing, or less hip mobility.
Exercise Instructions
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Step 1
Stand in a shoulder-width stance with a loaded barbell across your upper back. Turning your palms outward, pull the bar down, bringing your shoulder blades together for stability. -
Step 2
Push your chest forward and take a big step back, lowering your back knee to the floor, keeping your front calf as vertical as possible. Pause, then return to the starting position by pushing through your front heel and placing your feet towards each other.
Muscle Groups
Barbell Reverse Lunge targets Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads as seen below.
Exercise Tips
- Make sure you drop into a lunge by lowering your hips rather than pushing your knee forward.
- Don't let your front knee bend inward.
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