Lateral Lunges...You're Doing It WRONG

We had a lot of requests for this episode, ask and you shall receive! Lateral lunges performed incorrectly can put a ton of unnecessary stress onto the tissues of the knee, and they can actually be quite difficult to teach and perform. Here we will breakdown some of the most common mistakes in the lateral lunge, and I’ll show you how I teach this exercise to my athletes for safer and more effective training. #RaisingTheBar

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  • @heri.sanchez678
    @heri.sanchez6784 жыл бұрын

    I havent even start but he saying im Doing it wrong

  • @White-vj7oy

    @White-vj7oy

    4 жыл бұрын

    And the worst part is you are

  • @callumbirchill6773

    @callumbirchill6773

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same 😭

  • @shaan8982

    @shaan8982

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're doing wrong by not doing it

  • @sarahxiang2128

    @sarahxiang2128

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao 🤣

  • @W3ND3Y

    @W3ND3Y

    2 жыл бұрын

    YuOer doing it wrong

  • @anothersimone8413
    @anothersimone84132 жыл бұрын

    These cues are spot on. I could NOT keep my feet pointed forward doing a lateral lunge until I made that adjustment to step forward just a bit with the lunging leg. And I really liked the explanation that the cue that is often given "chest up" doesn't mean totally vertical (which never made sense to me). Now the movement feels natural and strong. Thank you!

  • @Static-ash

    @Static-ash

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh my god 2 months of struggling with these. Keeping my toes pointed forward and I just wobbled. Every time. For 2 months! I read your comment, then I watched him explain it. I can do side lunges! Just have to step forward a little bit. Magic.

  • @bspi624
    @bspi6243 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for clarifying some technique questions I had. Appreciate the detail 👍

  • @dishakerkar3444
    @dishakerkar34444 жыл бұрын

    Only sound quality of video can improve rest everyting good

  • @lauriebasicpm
    @lauriebasicpm Жыл бұрын

    This is such a difficult exercise for me and it has never felt right. Your tip on the toe to instep fixed most of problem I had. It's still a very hard movement for me (which means I need to do it more), but now I'm more confident in my form. Thanks for the great video!

  • @kassiemaher9593
    @kassiemaher95937 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, as always! Keep them coming.

  • @jamsea389
    @jamsea3893 жыл бұрын

    This exercise often appears on my gym's app routines. And everytime I'm like "OK, maybe I'll feel like it's worth it this time". It makes me sweat as part of the workout as a whole but I just knew I was doing it wrong even though I was following the app's video and instructions because it just didn't feel like it was a worthy move.

  • @AJ-lb8tu
    @AJ-lb8tu5 жыл бұрын

    wish i watched this earlier. now already hurt my hip and IT Band. really had to research all workouts before performing each one of them. thks for this tutorial.

  • @laurelanneclark
    @laurelanneclarkАй бұрын

    Thank you - this improved my lateral lunge a lot. I was very awkward with my dumb bells!

  • @peejuu
    @peejuu Жыл бұрын

    Best breakdown of this particular excercise!

  • @crys8093
    @crys80933 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this demonstration I've wanted to know the right way to do this exercise and you have explained it so well in detail 👍

  • @tyreetyson1999
    @tyreetyson1999 Жыл бұрын

    Great technique pointers on lateral lunges. Going to incorporate this exercise into my training in a while to better grow my quads, and these tips are very helpful

  • @CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy
    @CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy2 жыл бұрын

    I've read about doing these to address glute activation and anterior femoral glide syndrome, characterized by sharp/pinching hip pain when coming out of the bottom of the squat. Great tip on sitting back into the hips, rather than shifting the bodyweight forward onto the knee.

  • @Demerrisk72
    @Demerrisk72 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this. This has to be the most awkward move I've attempted thus far, and I feel like I do it differently AND wrong every single time.

  • @doggymustdoo
    @doggymustdoo4 жыл бұрын

    Great tips. Thanks coach!

  • @ln8896
    @ln88964 жыл бұрын

    This is IT!! THANK YOU!!!

  • @rtg8795
    @rtg87952 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, thanks

  • @sankarchakravarty4082
    @sankarchakravarty40824 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making this video, i also used to do this wrong. Thanks.

  • @ChubbYJimz
    @ChubbYJimz3 жыл бұрын

    Very good tips and great demonstration

  • @TheFitnessKi
    @TheFitnessKi3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this!!

  • @cjcpresentswanda
    @cjcpresentswanda5 жыл бұрын

    I've been looking for a good explanation on this. Thanks Paul Ryan

  • @itgetter9

    @itgetter9

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's EXACTLY what I was thinking! Poor guy, he happens to look like that weasel who sold out the country. Oh well, at least he gives excellent training advice!

  • @DetzuKenai_

    @DetzuKenai_

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @Doonster

    @Doonster

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@itgetter9 please stop

  • @buggs6608

    @buggs6608

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Doonster your like 2 years late

  • @Doonster

    @Doonster

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@buggs6608 k

  • @googleuser8635
    @googleuser8635 Жыл бұрын

    Hi PJ, love your videos. Could you please do one on Cossack squats? Thanks man!

  • @itsianwood
    @itsianwood2 жыл бұрын

    nice, thanks!

  • @eds73100
    @eds73100 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful!!!

  • @skyhighvids
    @skyhighvids3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @fu6it
    @fu6it7 жыл бұрын

    Been watching all your videos. Great tools

  • @CoachPJNestler

    @CoachPJNestler

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support!

  • @bernniegeremillo1824
    @bernniegeremillo18244 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @abrahamadeyemi5484
    @abrahamadeyemi54843 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate

  • @richardsolorio5910
    @richardsolorio5910 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @jarroyomaranata
    @jarroyomaranata6 жыл бұрын

    Love your tips!!! Could you load videos about how to perform bicep curls and chest press keeping a safe shoulder?

  • @ciaranohagan6444
    @ciaranohagan64443 ай бұрын

    My coach recently gave me this exercise and taught it as per your video. I’ve been having some knee issues (could be tracking wrong). This post has helped me visualise exercise correctly. Have subscribed and thanks for sharing…

  • @CoachPJNestler

    @CoachPJNestler

    11 күн бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @artistadavide
    @artistadavide4 жыл бұрын

    Note, the instructor does it correctly.

  • @lorimotley4270
    @lorimotley42702 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @denjipoochita7351
    @denjipoochita73512 жыл бұрын

    sent this to my friend whos been working out for years but i noticed majority of his movements he had an arched back

  • @dsharkyo
    @dsharkyo4 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @CSUnger
    @CSUnger Жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @starstruck8323
    @starstruck83233 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, hope it will help me better my form for this exercise especially the advise you give about the instep and foot placement, & the fact that I can lean forward more without worrying about staying so upright. :)

  • @nathaniellamb9184
    @nathaniellamb9184 Жыл бұрын

    This video turned a dangerous mess into a viable workout! Excellent excellent excellent! Thank you

  • @joelolson5919
    @joelolson59193 жыл бұрын

    This video should have been called "Audio Recording Quality... We're not doing it right"😂

  • @CoachPJNestler

    @CoachPJNestler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha YES! Brutal learning curve for content creation. Thanks for watching anyway!

  • @joelolson5919

    @joelolson5919

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CoachPJNestler I confess, it did not stop me from checking out more from that series. Helpful stuff. Keep up the good work

  • @luciusviagra-vampire5907
    @luciusviagra-vampire5907 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @danigeedman7804
    @danigeedman78044 жыл бұрын

    coach pj I love you

  • @kierraking1662
    @kierraking1662 Жыл бұрын

    I just did it and it feels so different and I felt it in my glutes too. 🎉

  • @munano6930
    @munano69304 жыл бұрын

    I was going too far down or in other words my range of motion was to large so I had this pinching pain in my groin afterwards. Can I just keep doing it safely without as much range of motion? I was going further than this guy goes on the video and holding it there for 2 seconds. Is that the cause? Can I keep doing it with less range of motion safely or should I stop?

  • @justalittlebitmo
    @justalittlebitmo4 жыл бұрын

    Something about Coach PJ reminds me of John Stockton.

  • @jaymem8354
    @jaymem83542 жыл бұрын

    Do we drive with the heel to return to initial position?

  • @Lance_Thorpe_Esq.
    @Lance_Thorpe_Esq.2 жыл бұрын

    So there's no issue with with extending away from the drag-leg in such a way that it's completely straight? And what athletic benefit does this exercise deliver?

  • @Natano-v4p
    @Natano-v4p Жыл бұрын

    So wouldn’t keeping chest up help reinforce that athletic stance and lateral speed?

  • @tiffanykilby7560
    @tiffanykilby75603 жыл бұрын

    I feel like lunges are so underrated. I swear I'm always so sore after doing them.

  • @ellie2829
    @ellie28294 жыл бұрын

    So the knee doesn't have to be completely straight, it can be a bit forward, maybe thats where i was going wrong

  • @Jesus123ioasdjfkasjfkjlasdfask
    @Jesus123ioasdjfkasjfkjlasdfask Жыл бұрын

    how far out should I step?

  • @paypower8127
    @paypower81276 жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @justrenee2640
    @justrenee26404 жыл бұрын

    is this good for glutes?

  • @quadrram3945
    @quadrram39455 жыл бұрын

    would you do a barbell variation of the lateral lunge? thanks

  • @arscorpus9056

    @arscorpus9056

    4 жыл бұрын

    You need to be able to literally sit on the ground with a vertical torso and no assistance from your hands to use a barbell on your back for the weighted lateral squat (or lunge). It requires middle split level mobility and a very high core and abductors strength. About 99% of coaches aren't good enough to do it that's why there's pretty much no videos on KZread about that.

  • @DK-gl3ih

    @DK-gl3ih

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arscorpus9056 thx

  • @furbol653
    @furbol6534 жыл бұрын

    I wish u used a mic tho, the audio is hard to hear with all the echo

  • @bigshell33

    @bigshell33

    3 жыл бұрын

    Liar

  • @mtboarder6462
    @mtboarder64623 жыл бұрын

    What about Knees over toes guy?

  • @Adino1
    @Adino13 жыл бұрын

    If my toes are pointed out I step slightly backwards, not forward. I would think most people would actually do that.

  • @wwl1464
    @wwl14642 жыл бұрын

    My back hurts so much even though I do it correctly

  • @xhitomusic7345
    @xhitomusic73456 жыл бұрын

    Why is it a bad idea to point your toes out to the side? I point my toes out, but I’m still going to the side and I still feel it in my lateral hip flexors. Wouldn’t it be similar to pointing your toes out in a deadlift or in a squat?

  • @jonmulhern3366

    @jonmulhern3366

    5 жыл бұрын

    The goal is to use the glute medius and to say in your midfoot and heel. By externally rotating the hip you lose most of those mechanics and begin to place undue stress on the knee. And if you rotate out it's not necessarily going to injur you - but it then becomes more of an angled lunge and not a lateral or side step or archer squat/lunge

  • @jonmulhern3366

    @jonmulhern3366

    5 жыл бұрын

    And pointing the toes out in a squat or deadlift is a mobility compensation. Or reflects hip rotation stability. The lateral squat is not a hip opener per se. The squatting leg maintains neutral alignment.

  • @iloton

    @iloton

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jonmulhern3366 I realize they're slightly different exercises, but does the same go for a cossack squat? I generally see people point their squatting foot out and pointing their rear foot toward the ceiling. They also go much, much deeper.

  • @jonmulhern3366

    @jonmulhern3366

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@iloton the key difference in the cossack squat, as you pointed out, is the depth. The athlete has to open the hips (external rotation of the femur) and thus externally rotate the tibia to provide balance/stability in deep squat. I'm sure some athletes with exceptional ankle mobility can maintain neutral hips. As for the straight leg in the cossack squat - the hip again rotates (external femur rotation) to alleviate stress on the interior knee ligaments. By rotating the toes upward the hamstrings provide support and receive a nice stretch response. I'm not an expert in the cossack squat but that is my basic understanding.

  • @iloton

    @iloton

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jonmulhern3366 Thanks, that makes sense. I appreciate your help.

  • @steviepee
    @steviepee Жыл бұрын

    Why is knees over toes bad for this movement?

  • @user-tw5lr2ie2o
    @user-tw5lr2ie2o6 жыл бұрын

    i always find it herd to do this correctly

  • @user-tw5lr2ie2o

    @user-tw5lr2ie2o

    6 жыл бұрын

    hard*

  • @KNCKNCKNC
    @KNCKNCKNC2 жыл бұрын

    Invest in audio production.

  • @thebiziii
    @thebiziii5 жыл бұрын

    I never wear shoes or anything, because I do these at my home and being barefoot is the most comfortable way of doing anything. But because of that, I was sliding my second leg instead of just stepping away with my targeted leg. Thank god I looked it up, because it felt wrong and I don't want to hurt myself.

  • @lisaw6219
    @lisaw6219 Жыл бұрын

    If this exercise is too difficult to perform correctly... why not avoid it all together???

  • @snehaparmar9198
    @snehaparmar91984 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget to breath ppl💕💕

  • @rachaelgrewell7232
    @rachaelgrewell72324 жыл бұрын

    Loved this! Wish you could have a microphone though. It wouldn’t be so echoed.

  • @johanesterhuizen1842
    @johanesterhuizen18424 жыл бұрын

    Unless you’re an athlete that needs this type of movement I think there are better exercises for the legs

  • @mrs.bartlett6047

    @mrs.bartlett6047

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s hitting the butt at different angles too

  • @sloansizzle4023
    @sloansizzle40238 ай бұрын

    The audio from hell

  • @screggybojanklin3567
    @screggybojanklin35674 жыл бұрын

    Good video, bad audio. Two options to fix: 1. Record audio separately on another smartphone and synch the audio/video in imovie. 2. Point camera at a mirror, stand beside camera and record yourself doing exercise in mirror which allows you to pick up your voice nice and loud since you'll be standing right next to camera.

  • @789raiden

    @789raiden

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or a more simple way is a clip on mic

  • @chrismann291
    @chrismann2914 жыл бұрын

    please use a mic thanks!

  • @shaikhabdulbasit5717
    @shaikhabdulbasit57173 жыл бұрын

    Do something about the sound, can't get a single thing

  • @chunkemonke398
    @chunkemonke3983 жыл бұрын

    You didn’t show the side view for the correct way.

  • @matthewphares4588
    @matthewphares45884 ай бұрын

    This is silly. If your knee is over the toes you’re going to work your quads more, if you lean forward as much as this guy you’re getting your low back involved (potentially dangerous) so that gets worked more, he doesn’t sit back or down much, so probably not working his glutes much, holding one weight at the chest with both hands I have found makes it easier to get lower and engage my glutes. It just depends on what you want to work. The body will adapt to whatever you put it through, the question is can you avoid injury before you get there.

  • @CoachPJNestler

    @CoachPJNestler

    11 күн бұрын

    ummm...sure

  • @KevinIaMmE94
    @KevinIaMmE943 жыл бұрын

    1:45 thank me later

  • @pseudoesquizofrenico

    @pseudoesquizofrenico

    3 жыл бұрын

    thank you ~

  • @user-eh2gl1jy4o

    @user-eh2gl1jy4o

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you bro

  • @InYourFaceMoFo
    @InYourFaceMoFo3 жыл бұрын

    OMG... therefore you only use one kettlebell in front of you doing cossack squats...

  • @Genesisapple5
    @Genesisapple55 жыл бұрын

    If you do this exercise wrong you will definitely injure your lower back, and will either end up with a herniated disc or slipped disc.

  • @robertboyd8236
    @robertboyd82365 жыл бұрын

    Feet in any movement should always be behind the knee.... If not we're hurting our knees. If behind feet strengthening out muscles 💯💯

  • @jakehealy5794

    @jakehealy5794

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry bud but that myth died long ago , its fine

  • @robertboyd8236

    @robertboyd8236

    4 жыл бұрын

    Reading my comment again I actually wrote it wrong.. Your feet should always be beyond the foot. Be what do I know i just send a few kids to college on athletic scholarships.

  • @jakehealy5794

    @jakehealy5794

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@robertboyd8236 well it depends on the lunge variation and movement pattern and usually a variety of factors . we all make mistakes as coaches don't worry i do to . also kinda a weird flex tbh it doesn't shine a good light on you as a coach imo . (not trying to fight just a opinion)

  • @robertboyd8236

    @robertboyd8236

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol alr man... Have a great one 👍

  • @artistadavide
    @artistadavide4 жыл бұрын

    Knee is coming too far forward over the toe. This oversight is present in all but one of the videos I have watched. Not good.

  • @Kevflar

    @Kevflar

    4 жыл бұрын

    Knees coming over the toes is just fine. It is a myth that that is bad.

  • @IREPCUDDER4LIFE
    @IREPCUDDER4LIFE4 жыл бұрын

    Get a boom mic your videos are good but the sound is infuriating

  • @jenniferhenderson748
    @jenniferhenderson748 Жыл бұрын

    Just cut to the chase god dammit. Don’t tell me what I shouldn’t be doing. Just tell me how to do it and demonstrate the right technique my god

  • @cool-wf9cr

    @cool-wf9cr

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats kinda the whole point lmao

  • @Ron-pe4bp
    @Ron-pe4bp4 ай бұрын

    Get a mic. You're doing it wrong!

  • @davidcore635
    @davidcore6354 жыл бұрын

    Buy a mic

  • @Danofstockport
    @Danofstockport6 жыл бұрын

    A crap exercise anyway...In my opinion but if you want to do it, this is the way :-)

  • @marshmellow8811

    @marshmellow8811

    5 жыл бұрын

    Danofstockport what’s a better movement vs this?

  • @ironsurvival7011

    @ironsurvival7011

    5 жыл бұрын

    Not a crap movement if you’re rehabbing a groin injury or trying to prevent one.

  • @rickyj1250

    @rickyj1250

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is the best exercise to work the under used inner thigh muscles and prevent groin pulls. If you're a pure bodybuilder or a desk jockey it's not necessary

  • @kirill_9874
    @kirill_98742 жыл бұрын

    Buy some fucking mics.

  • @kkouture
    @kkouture Жыл бұрын

    Too much explaining, not enough demonstration.

  • @danielturkalj1580
    @danielturkalj1580 Жыл бұрын

    Fake Jeff

  • @kinzinlima471
    @kinzinlima4712 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good instruction but please make another video with a better sound or put voiceover on this one…. It’s awful

  • @cwvoelker
    @cwvoelkerАй бұрын

    You are doing this video wrong. Start by spending some money getting a professional microphone....

  • @CoachPJNestler

    @CoachPJNestler

    11 күн бұрын

    what is this technology you speak of?

  • @a.h.i267
    @a.h.i2673 ай бұрын

    You talk WAY too much

  • @toolfreakBD
    @toolfreakBD5 жыл бұрын

    Get a mic you Jeff Cavalier wannabe