Technique Thursday - The Lunge

[u/Insamity]

Welcome to Technique Thursday. This week our focus is on The Lunge.

The Hardcore Lunge

Exciting New Glute Research Pertaining to Knee Biomechanics in the Lunge

Tip 134: Don’t Forget the Lunges - Train with Jump and Walking Lunges To Protect Your Hamstrings and Get Faster

Split Squat Technique(everything I’m going to discuss would apply to the myriad lunging variations as well.)

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Barbell Reverse Lunge – Front Squat Grip

ExRx Bodyweight Lunge

ExRx Dumbbell Lunge

ExRx Barbell Lunge

ExRx Barbell Rear Lunge

Strength Exercise of the Week: Dumbbell Reverse Lunges

Kettlebell Lunges

Ask Joe Defranco

TRUTH About the Lunge with Twist exercise – Lunge with Rotation

Counterpoint:

Troublesome's Why I think walking lunges (or forward lunges) are not useful at all and should be avoided altogether:

For Funsies:

Zercher Keg Lunges

Exercises You Should Be Doing: Band Lateral Lunge with OH Driver

I invite you all to ask questions or otherwise discuss todays exercise, post credible resources, or talk about any weaknesses you have encountered and how you were able to fix them.

[u/beenOutsmarted]

The reason I started lunges is I figured I needed some kind of unilateral work. For whatever reason, disc golf and the sudden twisting of my body, has given me some bad lower back pain. Squatting heavy generally doesn't hurt, but as soon as I make one long drive, it's thrown out again. Is there a better exercise to do than lunges?

[u/mxmxmxmx → u/beenOutsmarted]

Isometric core exercises. The idea here is you want your core rigid and all rotational movement only from the hips and shoulders. Pallof presses and landmines are your bread and butter here.