Barbell Lunge
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Barbell
- Safety Squat Bar
- Sandbag
- Bodyweight
- Plate
HOW TO PERFORM
- Step forward (or walk) into a lunge, both knees at about 90 degrees.
- Keep the torso upright, front knee over mid-foot.
- Push back through the front leg to the next rep.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Quads
- Glutes
Secondary
- Adductors
- Abs
- Lower Back
- Hamstrings
- Obliques
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Dumbbell (Double) Walking Lunge
- Dumbbell (Single) Walking Lunge
- Barbell Lunge
- Safety Squat Bar Lunge
- Sandbag Lunge
- Barbell Walking Lunge
- Barbell Front Rack Lunge
- Bodyweight Walking Lunge
- Plate Overhead Lunge
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.