how much can you dumbell lunge

[Marty Champions]

ive got two 68 pound dumbells and i can go all the way down till the knee touches the grass (easier on knees if done outside) i can max out at 5 reps per leg all in one set so thats 10 reps total. Then i wait about 2 n a half minutes then do 8 reps total (4 reps per leg) with the 40 pound dumbells.. Then i head off to work immediatley after sense im pretty f'ing spent after that. i could probably do 2 reps more if someone had a gun to my head so im going with the aformentioned max within two sets and there reps.

i do this everymorning its a great cardio and difficult lift since being taller you are traveling with the weight for a longer distance than being a short fella. So i suspect shorter guys with the same form could bang out a little bit heavier since there is less range of motion

[No Patience]

that's strong considering you weigh over 300lbs

i have done 80lb walking lunges for 3 or 4 reps per side but i weigh a little over half what you do...apples and oranges

[Nails]

i have never liked lunges, have tried them about 2 or 3 times and never got a groove for them

[Marty Champions]

i have never liked lunges, have tried them about 2 or 3 times and never got a groove for them

you have to do them on the grass to protect your knees from clanking a hard floor. trust me it will feel much more natural doing them on the grass, youll find the groove that way

[Marty Champions]

that's strong considering you weigh over 300lbs

i have done 80lb walking lunges for 3 or 4 reps per side but i weigh a little over half what you do...apples and oranges

if you did them everyday do you think you could work up to 10 per side?

lunges work the shit out of my rear delts and traps getting a nice pump in there too

[Marty Champions]

that's strong considering you weigh over 300lbs

i have done 80lb walking lunges for 3 or 4 reps per side but i weigh a little over half what you do...apples and oranges

i can do maybe a couple more sets when im home from work (everyday) but that is my limit

im experimenting with lots of coco only in the morning. if i do it in the evening it gives me anxiety like im not getting enough oxygen from the caffiene in the coco 

[Steve Namat]

I use barbell almost all the time.

Don't like to use more than 135 tho...but I do about 30 long steps usually 4 times. Great exercise!

[liberty]

More than this guy.....

[No Patience]

if you did them everyday do you think you could work up to 10 per side?

lunges work the shit out of my rear delts and traps getting a nice pump in there too

i have only done that weight a couple times when i was seeing how high i could go...i usually don't go over 40-50lb dbs...i hate lunges so i could never do them
daily...i only do them because i lift at home and have no leg press, and my herniated L5 has stopped squats for good

i will say that walking lunges are one of the toughest resistance/cardio moves i have ever done...lungs are on fire after a few good sets

[Mr Nobody]

ive got two 68 pound dumbells and i can go all the way down till the knee touches the grass (easier on knees if done outside) i can max out at 5 reps per leg all in one set so thats 10 reps total. Then i wait about 2 n a half minutes then do 8 reps total (4 reps per leg) with the 40 pound dumbells.. Then i head off to work immediatley after sense im pretty f'ing spent after that. i could probably do 2 reps more if someone had a gun to my head so im going with the aformentioned max within two sets and there reps.

i do this everymorning its a great cardio and difficult lift since being taller you are traveling with the weight for a longer distance than being a short fella. So i suspect shorter guys with the same form could bang out a little bit heavier since there is less range of motion

I usually use a 125 lb hoe on my back for around 10-11 reps.

[dj181]

how the fuck can you do that every single day and not get weaker man?!

[doriancutlerman]

how the fuck can you do that every single day and not get weaker man?!

Good question.

Johnny, please, join a local gym, do some conventional power moves and show everybody what's what. 

[Marty Champions]

how the fuck can you do that every single day and not get weaker man?!

i dont get weaker but dont really get stronger, but maybe after a few months i get stronger. i dont do many sets, im too fatigued from the daily grind to do much more on a daily basis

[dj181]

i dont get weaker but dont really get stronger, but maybe after a few months i get stronger. i dont do many sets, im too fatigued from the daily grind to do much more on a daily basis

well man, you gotta find a way to progress, coz if you don't progress then you won't change and improve

maybe try doing it every other day, or even just twice a week

[V Man]

More than this guy.....

Is that Kyomu or Musclecenter?

[umustsacrifice]

i usually do them at the end of my leg workout as a finisher. 60 for 12 reps 70 for 10 to 12. and the last set 80 or 90lb for 6 to 8 reps per leg.... love em!

[hardgainerj]

focus your posture between the knee that touches the ground all the way to your head

[Marty Champions]

well man, you gotta find a way to progress, coz if you don't progress then you won't change and improve

maybe try doing it every other day, or even just twice a week

well i totaled 26 reps 2 days ago and same 26 reps today for a total i also added some one arm pushups so i did more all around today

i was actually sore slightly yester day in the middle quadracep and glutes , but when today i worked out it made the soreness even more profound and now im sore in the traps too! i was VERY PLEASED at this result. Just plain good ol soreness but not injury type sorness. The lunges seemed to have completley healed my lower back

lunges activate the glutes wich NEED to be STRONGER than your lower back. regular squats hit the lower bac too much creating an imbalance and lower back pain

OH BY THE WAY those 26 rep totals were done only using the 68 pound dumbells i didnt even use the 40's so therefore im definitly getting stronger or im able to fire off my muscles better

but i disagree with your theory....its ok if your NOT getting stronger THATS OKAY. Its only bad if you are WEAKER. what is your opinion on my correction of your theory?

[Marty Champions]

i usually do them at the end of my leg workout as a finisher. 60 for 12 reps 70 for 10 to 12. and the last set 80 or 90lb for 6 to 8 reps per leg.... love em!

90 pound dumbells or barbell? im assuming barbell, fantastic lift that is

[Rami]

I do them the same way, I have a couple of 44lbs dumbbells and do 100 reps for each leg in sets of 20 reps at a time, and then 12 or more reps with an additional 22 lbs in a backpack. it works been sore for 2 days now.


I'm building up to routinely do one arm pushups though, that's pretty hard, couldn't imagine doin that at ~300lbs 

[Marty Champions]

I do them the same way, I have a couple of 44lbs dumbbells and do 100 reps for each leg in sets of 20 reps at a time, and then 12 or more reps with an additional 22 lbs in a backpack. it works been sore for 2 days now.


I'm building up to routinely do one arm pushups though, that's pretty hard, couldn't imagine doin that at ~300lbs 

i take my barbell that has weights on it and grip the barbell thats laying on my deck pushed up to a wall/banister for support that way my hand doesnt slip when doing the pushup much more effective this way spread feet out beyond sholder with with one hand supporting the back of your hamstring. Feels much more natural this way and much more control then trying to do them on carpet or hardwood floors

[dj181]

but i disagree with your theory....its ok if your NOT getting stronger THATS OKAY. Its only bad if you are WEAKER. what is your opinion on my correction of your theory?

it's ok to not get stronger or to not make progress if you want to maintain your current size and/or conditioning level, but...

if you want to get bigger and/or achieve a better condition then YOU MUST PROGRESS IMO

if you do the same thing over and over then why would the body change?

this PROGRESS is the key/way to making gains

for examlpe my rows and tri extentsions have greatly progressed recently, and guess what? my lats and tris are MUCH BIGGER AND THICKER

and on the other side, my curls and calf raises have basically stayed the same (only up a rep or two) and guess what? my calves and bis have only very slightly improved if at all

[Marty Champions]

I do them the same way, I have a couple of 44lbs dumbbells and do 100 reps for each leg in sets of 20 reps at a time, and then 12 or more reps with an additional 22 lbs in a backpack. it works been sore for 2 days now.


I'm building up to routinely do one arm pushups though, that's pretty hard, couldn't imagine doin that at ~300lbs 

thats some serious repping i bet your appetite is immense. i bet if you try to do this every day your calorie intake would dramatically incrrease you would gain some bloat at first from the excess calories but you would also get a shitload stronger. Try doing them on the grass if possible that way you can rest at the bottom of the rep if need be

i bet with that kinda muscular endurance you would like doing the 100 pound dumbells for 5 sets of 6 reps (3 reps per leg). I doubt that i could use that kinda weight yet but will soon try

[Hulkotron]

I got up to the 80-lbers for 8 reps per leg when I was doing them a lot.

[WOOO]

it's not the weight of the dumbbells, it's the motion of the lunge that counts