Dumbbell Lunges

QuadsDumbbellBeginnerCompound
Dumbbell Lunges — start position
Start
Dumbbell Lunges — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryQuads
SecondaryCalves, Glutes, Hamstrings

How to do it

  1. 01

    Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides. This will be your starting position.

  2. 02

    Step forward with your right leg around 2 feet or so from the foot being left stationary behind and lower your upper body down, while keeping the torso upright and maintaining balance. Inhale as you go down. Note: As in the other exercises, do not allow your knee to go forward beyond your toes as you come down, as this will put undue stress on the knee joint. Make sure that you keep your front shin perpendicular to the ground.

  3. 03

    Using mainly the heel of your foot, push up and go back to the starting position as you exhale.

  4. 04

    Repeat the movement for the recommended amount of repetitions and then perform with the left leg.

In the app

Dumbbell Lunges appears when you own dumbbells and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have dumbbells

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

With barbell
With bodyweight
With dumbbell

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