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Bottle Weighted Rear Lunge

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Equipment

Bottle
Bottle

The rear lunge is an exercise focusing on building lower body strength, balance, and coordination. It is performed by stepping back into a lunge position while holding weights, targeting the glutes, quadriceps, and hamstrings.

How to do it

  1. Stand upright with feet hip-width apart, holding a bottle in each hand at your sides.
  2. Step one foot back, bending both knees to lower into a lunge position.
  3. Ensure the front knee stays over the front ankle, while the back knee hovers just above the ground.
  4. Push through the front heel to return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat on the opposite side, alternating legs.

Muscles worked

Primary Gluteus Maximus Quadriceps

Secondary Gastrocnemius Hamstrings Soleus

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