If there’s no class going on in the cardio room we do walking lunges with a loaded barbell.
Longer strides and deepest ROM possible with a pause at the bottom (no bouncing up) hits the hams, but DESTROYS my glutes.
They’ll also blow you up, leaving you huffin & puffin after a set.
And good form is CRUCIAL. As somebody mentioned, mind your knees on these.
We’re also thinking of trying one-legged squats on a Smith Machine, propping the foot of the non-working leg on a bench positioned to the rear – just for something different.
And if I can talk my training partner into it, we may even try step-ups in the near future.
But you’re right, lunges are tough to beat.
I actually like doing them, but I still hate f*cking leg day.
