Exercise guide

Lunges – Single-Leg Strength & Control

Great for legs and glutes: clean alignment and stability matter.

Zielmuskeln

Muscles used

The visual shows which muscle areas are mainly and secondarily involved in this exercise.

Primary
Quadrizeps Gesäß
Secondary
Beinbeuger Adduktoren Core
Video

Training video

Short technique clips for proper execution, common mistakes and key details of this exercise.

Target muscles

Quads, glutes, posterior chain, core

Execution

  • Take a long step and keep your torso stable.
  • Lower the back knee toward the floor.
  • Keep the front knee tracking over the foot.
  • Push up through the midfoot and heel.

Common mistakes

  • Step too short, causing high knee stress.
  • Wobbly hips.
  • Torso collapsing forward.

Variations

Reverse lunge, walking lunge, split squat.

Progression

Bodyweight → dumbbells → front-rack / overhead.

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