Barbell Lateral Lunge Show Video Show All Exercises     Primary Muscle Group: - Glutes and Quadriceps Muscle Groups Worked in This Exercise: Glutes and Quadriceps Preparation: Stand with feet hip width apart. Place barbell on your shoulders. Breathing: Breath out as you laterally move and extend outward and breath in as you move back towards the starting position. Execution: Take right foot and step 2-3 feet out to the right side (or the 3 o'clock position). Lean torso forward and sit the right glute back. DO NOT allow lunging knee to extend past the big toe - may cause injury. Push off lunging foot, return to the start position. Continue with same leg or alternate as prescribed. Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Reaching forward should be performed at the hips and not the low back. Shoulders, hips, and front foot should point forward at all times. Comments: Watch for proper knee alignment - do not let lunging knee extend past big toe or deviate laterally or medially. Opposite leg should remain straight during lunging phase as shown. Here are a few suggested alternative exercises: Ball Leg Lunge Ball Lunge Ball Wall Squat Band Lunge Band Lying Leg Extension Band Squat Band Standing Leg Extension Barbell Bulgarian Split Squat Dead Lift Dumbbell Dead Lift Dumbbell Hack Squat Dumbbell Lateral Lunge Dumbbell Lunge Dumbbell Lunge Crossover Dumbbell Lunge Walking Dumbbell Squat Dumbbell Sumo Squat Front Squat Hack Front Squat Hack Squat Leg Press - Machine Lunge - Barbell Lunge - Smith Machine Lunge Backward Lunge Crossover Lunge Diagonal Lunge Forward Squat - Barbell