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Dumbbell Lunge And Rotation

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Dumbbell Lunge And Rotation

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

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Instructions

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

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.

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Owen
Owen Jones
Owen
Updated: 17 Sep 2024