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Lunge (1 Rep Per Second)

November 10, 2009

Starting Position

  • Standing

Procedure

  • Step forward and lower your hips toward the floor by bending your knees.
  • When your front knee is just off the floor, quickly return to a standing position by pushing off with your front leg.
  • Keep your chest up and use your arms to stay balanced as you move.
  • Alternate your legs and repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions at a quick pace, performing one repetition per second.

Coaching Keys

  • Do not let your front knee slide forward past your toes or collapse to the inside.

You Should Feel It

  • Working your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps of your front leg and stretching the hip flexor of your back leg.

Tags: Speed, Lower Body Push, Hip Flexors, Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps

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