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Dumbbell Lunge And Rotation

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Dumbbell Lunge And Rotation

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Author

Owen Jones

Updated

17 Sep 2024

Demonstration Video

  • Description
  • Instructions
  • Muscle Groups
  • Tips

Exercise Description

Dumbbell Lunge and Rotation is a single-leg strength exercise; it helps strengthen your hamstrings, glutes, and hip flexors.

Exercise Instructions

  • Step 1

    Hold a dumbbell in each hand, keeping your arms completely straight at your sides, palms facing inward.
  • Step 2

    Push your chest forward and take a big step back into a lunge, lowering your back knee to the floor and keeping your front calf as vertical as possible. As you do this, rotate your torso and arms towards the outside of your front leg. Return to the starting position.

Muscle Groups

Dumbbell Lunge And Rotation targets Glutes, Hamstrings, Obliques, Quads as seen below.

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Exercise Tips

  • Don't let your front knee bend inward.
  • Make sure you drop into a lunge by lowering your hips rather than pushing your knee forward.
  • Don't let your body drop forward.