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Lunge / Split · Beginner

Bodyweight Lunges

Compound lunge / split exercise using bodyweight.
Bodyweight Lunges demonstration (no audio).
Movement pattern
Lunge / Split
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Bodyweight
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Unilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Bodyweight Lunges

Cues reviewed by Kwabena Osei on

Setup

Stand tall, hands on hips or at your sides for balance.

  1. Step forward into a stride long enough that your front shin stays close to vertical at the bottom.

  2. Lower until both knees are near 90 degrees, keeping your torso upright.

  3. Push back to standing through the front heel.

Common mistakes

  • Overly short stride length, same knee-tracking issue as the loaded version.

  • Rushing the tempo to bank more reps instead of controlling each rep -- since there's no external load here, form breakdown is the main way this exercise stops working.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Rectus femoris (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus lateralis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus intermedius (prime mover, high emphasis)

  • Hip extensionprimary action

    Gluteus maximus (prime mover, high emphasis); Biceps femoris long head (synergist, moderate emphasis); Semimembranosus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Semitendinosus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Adductor magnus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Adductor brevis (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Hip adductionsecondary action · resisted

    Gluteus medius (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Gluteus minimus (stabilizer, moderate emphasis); Tensor fascia lata (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

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