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Lunge / Split · Intermediate

Walking Lunge

Compound lunge / split exercise using dumbbell.
Movement pattern
Lunge / Split
Difficulty
Intermediate
Equipment
Dumbbell
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Alternating
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Walking Lunge

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Setup

Stand tall with enough open space in front of you to take several steps.

  1. Step forward into a lunge, lowering until your front thigh is about parallel to the floor, keeping your torso tall.

  2. Instead of stepping back, push through your front leg to bring your back leg forward into the next step, continuing forward.

  3. Keep each step's front knee tracking over the toes throughout.

Common mistakes

  • Taking steps that are too short or too long, both of which throw off knee tracking and balance.

  • Rushing between steps instead of controlling each lunge fully before moving to the next.

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)

  • Hip abductionsecondary action · resisted

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

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