Dumbbells Reverse Lunges

Hold dumbbells at your sides. Step one leg back, lower until both knees are at 90°, then push through the front heel to return. Alternate legs. Keep your posture tall.

GLUTES · LOWER BODY

Dumbbells Reverse Lunges: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Hold dumbbells at your sides.
Step one leg back, lower until both knees are at 90°, then push through the front heel to return.
Alternate legs.
Keep your posture tall.

Muscles worked: Glutes
Primary muscle: Gluteus maximus
Equipment: Dumbbell
Movement pattern: Lower body
Difficulty: Intermediate
What it is for: StrengthStabilityHypertrophy

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Variations and substitutions

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Routines that program it

Three-day dumbbell workout at home3 sets a week

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Dumbbells Reverse Lunges

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