Lunge with the Sandbag
- Degree of Difficulty 30%
Hold the Sandbag close to your body while performing a Lunge
Short Description
- Upright stand. Grab the Sandbag and press on the upper body.
- Move one leg backwards.
- Extend standing leg and hip to come back to the initial position.
Long Description
- The upper body is in a upright position and you are looking forward. Your feet are standing close together and your toes are pointing forward. Clasp the Sandbag with both hands and press it to your chest.
- The sanding leg does not move, but the leg behind moves backwards until you reach an angle of 90° in the knee joint of the standing leg. The more you move back the leg, the higher the load on the buttocks. Your hip is going down a bit. The upper body keeps a straight position.
- Extend the standing leg and the hip and move back the leg behind until you reach the initial position again.
Tips
Don’t move your leg backwards too short, because in that position your knee will stay over your toes too far. This would raise the load on your knee joint.
Additional exercise instructions
The Sandbag exercise Lunge Front activates the thigh muscles on a very high level because of the additional weight coming from the Sandbag.
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