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lower body exercises for women

 

Overhead Front Lunge

How To: Stand with feet a little less than shoulder width apart. Hold barbell in both hands with arms straight up above your head. Step forward into a lunge, keeping knees at a 90 degree angle. Return to standing position and repeat with other leg.

Main Muscles: Hamstrings, Quadriceps & Glutes.

Secondary Muscles: Core & Shoulders

 

Advanced Version: 

Walking Lunge: Stand with feet a little less than shoulder width apart. Hold barbell in both hands with arms straight up above your head. Step forward into a lunge, keeping knees at a 90 degree angle. Walk 10 steps forward, pausing at each step for 2 seconds. Try not to stand completely straight between steps, this means you will be ‘squatting’ while you walk.

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