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Barbell Walking Lunge

Barbell Walking Lunge

Set a barbell across your upper back and traps as for a back squat, gripping it firmly. Step forward into a lunge, lowering your back knee toward the floor until your front thigh is parallel. Drive through your front heel to bring your back leg forward into the next step, walking continuously. Keep your torso upright and core braced throughout.

How it is executed

  1. Set a barbell across your upper back and traps as for a back squat, gripping it firmly.
  2. Step forward into a lunge, lowering your back knee toward the floor until your front thigh is parallel.
  3. Drive through your front heel to bring your back leg forward into the next step, walking continuously.
  4. Keep your torso upright and core braced throughout.
Muscles worked
Quadriceps
Primary muscle
Quadriceps
Equipment
Barbell
Movement pattern
Lower body
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy

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