Barbell Walking Lunge

About This Exercise

Begin standing with your feet shoulder width apart and a barbell across your upper back.

1Setup

Begin standing with your feet shoulder width apart and a barbell across your upper back.

2Execution

Step forward with one leg, flexing the knees to drop your hips. Descend until your rear knee nearly touches the ground. Your posture should remain upright, and your front knee should stay above the front foot. Drive through the heel of your lead foot and extend both knees to raise yourself back up. Step forward with your rear foot, repeating the lunge on the opposite leg.

Pro Tips

• Brace your core as if preparing for a punch to the stomach throughout the entire movement.
• Keep your torso upright; imagine your head is touching a wall behind you.
• Initiate the step forward by driving from the heel of your rear foot.
• Control the descent; don't let gravity pull you down into the bottom position.