Tag: lunge

  • How Much Ya… Lunge?

    Lunge exercises show not only how strong you are but the muscular balance between your knee muscles (quads, hamstrings) vs. your hip muscles (glutes, hip flexors).

    Before figuring out how much you should be able to Lunge, you’ve gotta know how to Lunge properly.

    You can’t compare your Bench press to someone else if you lower down to your chest and Joey from the gym only goes down halfway – the technique must be the same.

    So first, watch this vid to make sure your technique is perfect:

    Now that you know how to Lunge properly, let’s figure out how much you should be able to Lunge, compared to your Squat, and compared to your bodyweight, to have a good level of strength as an MMA fighter:

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