The Many Surprising Benefits of Lunges (And Variations)
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The lunge is another underappreciated movement that has a huge number of benefits for athletes or the average Joe.
One of the most obvious benefits of lunges is that they are essentially a one-legged movement but with added support. This makes the movement more suitable for beginners, while offering many of the same benefits. Those benefits include: more stability, strength gains via the bilateral deficit, and more obvious near-transfer to sports and other activities.
Other benefits of lunges include their convenience, relative ease, glute activation and more! Watch the video for a more in-depth explanation, as well as some cool variations.
What are your favourite lunge variations?
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Burpees, running in place, crawling and now lunging. The list of daily execices continues to grow as your muscles, sir. 📃😉
@DanyBlinky333
3 жыл бұрын
don't forget some pulling exercise too, heh
@eduardoayala3204
3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the correcrive exercises for all the small, overlooked muacles too
@beenright5115
3 жыл бұрын
And don't forget to exercise the mind!
@mistaschaub3280
3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the tren sandwiches
@wallcroftbrigs2344
3 жыл бұрын
@@mistaschaub3280 hahaha
I read the title as “Benefits of lungs” and as an asthmatic I can assure you, they sure are nice
@MrKanedog16
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it wasn’t just me who read lungs at first haha
@Paraclef
3 жыл бұрын
stop dairy and cereals products and if this is not enough, just eat greens and vegetables, fruits once or twice a week.
@gecko4251
3 жыл бұрын
milk is GOOD
@crazyaboutgains157
3 жыл бұрын
im sorry but im laughing so hard at this
@leadsin99er
3 жыл бұрын
I read Lunch, at first.
Lunges are a staple exercise in my leg workouts, as a warmup, stand-alone exercise, & something I even do throughout other workouts in between sets at times. So many great variations that all work very well!
@abigwhale1043
3 жыл бұрын
My legdays consist of two: squats. lunges.
lunges became my main workout in this lockdown, legs became more aesthetic and explosive for some reason, never quit them
@abigwhale1043
3 жыл бұрын
fOr SoMe ReAsOn LoL (jk, Ik.)
@M3Lucky
Жыл бұрын
@@abigwhale1043 but also true lol
I hope Adam never changes… his explanations, his knowledge and also his real world practice are all top notch.
@abigwhale1043
3 жыл бұрын
Ik. The only reason I'm scared of him hittin' a million is because that's often when KZreadrs change - a LOT. Like Browney (though, he started changing when he was VERY NEAR 1 mil).
@DarkMuj
Жыл бұрын
Bro he doesn’t live in the real world, he lives in a glorious bucolic idyll
@necromancer6405
5 ай бұрын
He's changed. He's gotten about two years older.
Nobody makes content like this guy, so inspiring considering he's talking about commonly overlooked exercises in a unbiased way. Keep it up man, I always look forward to the videos.
@birdsamora9925
2 жыл бұрын
And he watches other youtubers
I just lunge everywhere I go instead of walking
@smky6868
2 жыл бұрын
living life on hardcore mode
@lalchungnungaralte9104
2 жыл бұрын
@@smky6868 Chad
@Thelordismhstrength
12 күн бұрын
Lol
This is something I've been meaning to do for a while, I've always been quite strong at squats and front squats, 250kg and 190kg respectively (the videos are on my channel) but ask me to do a Bulgarian split squat or walking lunges and I'm useless. It's really made me think about bringing more balance to my training and hopefully stop me being a one trick pony.
@dandandan389
3 жыл бұрын
@@dracandros thank you but I can barely do a split squat without wobbling all over the place!
I do weighted walking lunges with dumbbells twice a week, absolutely love this for my leg day!
missed opportunity: could have opened with, "Let's take the p-Lunge" (doesn't translate well to text, just emphasize the lunge part of plunge)
@TheBioneer
3 жыл бұрын
Ah man you’re right!! Bravo! 👏🏻
@eugenemilner4191
3 жыл бұрын
Hire this man! Haha
@yomomma8972
3 жыл бұрын
@@rodrigogarcia1208 u a butt pirate
@athulkrishnac.v8563
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBioneer Man could you do a vedio on facepulls. I bet you would get nice views👍
@ryannachtrab
3 жыл бұрын
Haha nice one
Unilateral training of the lower body is FAR more beneficial imho. Especially if you do any form of martial arts. It holds all the benefits and NONE of the downsides. Safer on the back, fixes or prevents muscle imbalances, promotes stronger kicking off both sides. Hits the tear drop better. Anyone can do them, within reason. Helps balance, is also good for sending neurological signals to a single limb. And above all, I personally find it more fun and versatile.
This is nothing new to me as i've had lunch every day for a long time already
@abigwhale1043
3 жыл бұрын
In the morning, before I get to work, I like to have a break first
@Terrapin22
2 жыл бұрын
Well I think that's just super
Just seeing you stand up and sit at the bench next to you gave me a deep seated reminder of how good it feels to just move. Thanks
You have no idea how happy I am you're completely dedicated to KZread and putting out more content now
@MrScousemouse123
2 жыл бұрын
💷💷💷
Jumping lunges are a great form of muscle building and cardio in one. One of my favorite 30 min leg workouts is doing 30 sec jumping lunges followed by 30 sec rest. Repeat 30x.
I started doing lunges last week and now I get recommended this awesome video! Thanks for making such awesome content!
@natanshaashua9935
2 жыл бұрын
Bro I just started watching your videos with the fighter Qi La La and I can really appreciate it because I have been training Wing Tsun for a few years now and we do a great deal of sparring and hitting the bags. This is definitely what is missing in Chinese martial arts nowadays! But anyway my Sifu has a podcast and some interesting videos on KZread his name is Sifu Alex Richter I think you should check out his videos.
My fav lunge is walking lunges too. Awesome vid ❤️😌
When I was first starting college my workouts would frequently include a mile of non stop walking BW lunges around the track. No steps in between. Literally a mile of lunges. I’ve never seen my quads shake as much as when I did those. Usually it took me about 30 minutes. Sometimes more because it was so fatiguing.
@SUstrength
2 жыл бұрын
@@joe.smith8 my average time was probably 30-40 minutes. I did it all the time. Weird that there is a world record for this.
Watching you carry that log I'm having flashback from watching Arnold Schwarzenegger doing the same thing in the movie Commando.
@abigwhale1043
3 жыл бұрын
It gave me a flashback from his old Rocky training video lol
Thank you for addressing the legs. Too many other KZread calisthenics practitioners only enfisize the upper body and they rarely mention the legs.
@seththom8004
13 күн бұрын
Emphasize*
@osiriswills6749
13 күн бұрын
@seththom8004 lol thank you for the correction. This phone I have is notorious for typos
Can you discuss the importance of breathing and how to strengthen one’s lungs. When I used to be a swimmer, my lung capacity was great and therefore it translated into better performance at other areas of sports.
@JatPhenshllem
2 жыл бұрын
You misread the title as "benefits of lungs", too?
@boosminogstatus6460
2 жыл бұрын
If you stop breathing you’ll die. Breathing is very important
@dontknow1598
Жыл бұрын
@@JatPhenshllem lol
@Rory626
5 ай бұрын
This made me laugh 😅 thank you @@JatPhenshllem
I am a huge fan of what you do and who you are!
My favorite variation of the lunge is the Olympic ring lunge. Having my back foot be mobile and hovering over the ground makes the movement incredibly difficult. I can also adjust the ring hight higher for more of a Bulgarian split squat variation. However if the ring is inches over the ground and you try getting as deep as possible while keeping the back leg straight. The movement is in a class of it's own.
I started utilising lunges a lot more as I have limited weights throughout lockdown as I have limited weights at home. My rugby training started again last month and my hips feel much more stable, which is translating to faster running and more powerful carries. Lunges are a game changer and even with access to a gym again, will remain my primary leg exercise ahead of squats!
cossack squats and deep lunges. I also am under the impression that the deeper lunge has a greater weighted stretch on the groin, which is very beneficial.
3k left to reach 400k subscribers. I'm really happy for you, Adam! You're getting the attention and acknowledgement you deserve.
@JatPhenshllem
2 жыл бұрын
And you finally got the like and comment you deserve!
@relaxandfocus5563
2 жыл бұрын
@@JatPhenshllem Oh man, you put a smile on my face. Thank you :) It's really rare to get a kind reply on youtube.
Thanks for making this video, Adam. I especially plan to include jumping lunges. Jumping lunges cause a TON of stress and hypertrophy, and are a great way to train functional single-leg explosiveness. As you mentioned in your Single-Leg Training video, much of actual jumping in real situations emphasizes one leg over another, like tracing rooftops. This is superior to simple bilateral jumps or single-leg hops (unless you're engaged in an intense "The Ground is Lava" game while standing on 10cm-diameter circular surfaces). And what seems interesting is the potential for continuous overload with a simple exercise - the better you get, the higher you jump, the greater the weight absorbed due to gravity, the more strength/hypertrophy, and so on. It's circular.
Let’s ‘lunge” right into this video 😂… brilliant wit! That’s a great first step to start the video.
Such stunning landscapes to play and exercise in!
@atharvakshirsagar8461
3 жыл бұрын
Does he live in Amazon
@darylmckay
3 жыл бұрын
@@atharvakshirsagar8461 no England
Hey man, been on your Superfunctional Training for a while now, currently at level 3 about to go to level 4. I do do daily cardio and ABS next to your program. It IS AMAZING. My core strenght has increased like no other program and my ABS are way stronger since i never did Suitcase carries or anything of the sort, Thanks for at the info and the amazing program!
@eugenemilner4191
3 жыл бұрын
If u took out one of the "dos" still makes perfect sense. Not a grammar guy or tryn b an asshole(with this statement anyway), I use to do the same thing and I'm now I'm astonished how much one do makes sense as do do.. I feel like an asshole but I'm NOT I promise haha. Good day sir
@HDPew
3 жыл бұрын
@@eugenemilner4191 This was the most useless reply i have gotten this year. You try to correct me (thanks) but then you write "tryn b" which is not correct at all..
@bewhereyouareimhere6425
3 жыл бұрын
He tryn B a QuaSi Troll. 😂😂
@eugenemilner4191
3 жыл бұрын
Heeey, I was jus TRYN help! And yea ok I was bored.. Next lesson: Accepting criticism without the need to give it back. You have much to learn danielson, but I will teach you the ways, the ways of dos and saying thank you to your fellow man for correcting your deliberate mistake. What if you wrote a letter for your boss and you used "do do"!? I saaaved u from that. And if someone try tellin u sum n u take offense and insult them, they won't correct you again, because your ego danielson, cannot take it. Lucky for you I'm a patient man, who writes unnecessarily long comments on KZread, TRYN correct grammar by taking every step to not be an asshole and what happens!? I get to be a troll today!.. u just caught me between million dollar deals so heed this lesson and allow urself to be corrected without the need to pick apart the "corrector".. yea it ain't a word, but that's on purpose, did u kno about the do do, do rule? Don't lie you didn't, I helped u man.. helped u..
@eugenemilner4191
3 жыл бұрын
.. Sorry, was bored again, jus havin some fun alright. Enjoy ur life stranger, n think of this crazy guy everytime you erase those extra do's! Good day sir
I can feel that Bulgarian split squat in my glutes just watching it. Awesome video as usual mate
I always look forward to this videos, they got me into training with the super hero series, then hooked me on the functional training just to make me obsessed with finding the benefits to miscelaneous excercises. You're truly amazing
You, Coach Greg and More Plates More Dates are the most exceptional fitness channels. Your breakdown of the information in a way that's easily digestible and comprehensive is invaluable. Thank you for what you do Bioneer!
Love this channel, my favourite fitness channel by a country mile.
Definitely my favourite content on KZread! I hope you know how much we appreciate you investing more in the channel! :)
Bioneer, great stuff! You have probably the most versatile fitness channel! 👌
Bringing the well rounded knowledge once again. Thanks man!
Coming from a dancing and martial arts background, the knowledge I get from the Bioneer has really advanced my journey and deepened my connection and understanding of my body.
Thank you for all you do, your work and yourself are a true inspiration! :)
Yes yes yes. This is all great and you're awesome, but when does the crime-fighting start?
@Romulo_Conrado
3 жыл бұрын
After his books sells trillions of dollars
@JackRAbbitrocks
3 жыл бұрын
@@Romulo_Conrado OMG! It is all part of his plan a) YT channel b) book c) trillionaire d) batman I just need a little patience.
@abigwhale1043
3 жыл бұрын
That is not something they teach in school --but who needs *school* when there's THIS???
@abigwhale1043
3 жыл бұрын
@Bruce Wayne It's like Browney, building an army by challenging people. (Also, don't think I don't know that this is your TRUE alternate account. The Bioneer is the alternate-alternate account. You can't fool me, Adam. . .)
@stevenscott2136
2 жыл бұрын
He's still soliciting bids from the gearhead YT channels for someone to build the Biomobile.
Great video man! Love your content.
Cool set of variations, thx!
Love this channel! Solid no nonsense advice that challenge me to think obsessively about movement. The complementary Functional Training and Beyond book is also full of nuggets.
A really good video. Your style and manner are accessible and encouraging. Thanks for your work.
You always have perfect timing. I’ve been getting really into lunges lately. I suck at them despite having fairly developed legs and putting up way above average squat numbers relative to my weight/size. I just have terrible balance. This is the motivation I need to stick to them and improve.
Thanks for another great video! Definitely the inspiration I needed to switch up my legs. Much love!
Thanks for the videos man. The info is great and I love the little bits of low key humor.
The serene beauty with the bird in the background at 11:06. Awesome video, thanks!
The forward and reverse lunge are by far my favorite leg exercises.
I've been progressively overloading barbell lunges for about a year and a half now, at this point I can lunge for a few reps with 50lbs more than my bodyweight, among a number of other benefits from this the biggest thing to note is that I haven't had any sort of ankle injury in a long time. I used to sprain or roll my ankles fairly often now I genuinely cant remember the last time I even rolled an ankle as a college athlete being able to prevent injuries like this has been huge
@Isaiah-ft5nx
Жыл бұрын
Weighted walking lunges are super underrated. They made my legs and glutes explode.
@nikitaw1982
Жыл бұрын
How are u doing those barbell lunges? Are putting ur leg behind u or in front on the spot or walking?
Another well made, informative video. Never done lunges before but now I will consider it.
Love your explanation.
Hands down the best workout channel on youtube imo
Wonderful as always! I have to say, you've stepped up your use of BG music, making your videos even better than before: Balanced, non-intrusive, varied. Avid and loyal follower here!
You are the best fitness channel ever, no exaggeration.
Great video! The Bulgarian split squat is my favorite followed by the side lunge. Will have to try the scissors one, that looks great 👍
Every video you do I learn something new Killing it !legs and info thanks again dude hope your still doing some jkd
Commenting for the algorithm. Absolutely great content both educational and entertaining. Keep it up brother.
Great tutorial! Very informative 🤙💪
Great vid!!! Thanks for all the great content!
Ive had a creaky, slightly crunchy knee over the last coupla years, and though it dozzt cause pain, it certainly got me reassessing training. I love this video, and along with some ideas from kneesovertoesguy, Im incorporating more lunge, cossack squats into leg day, along with nordic curls. Walking lunges are great!! Keepin the core intact and being mindful of the constant movements is fun, if taxing when new to me. So once again, this channel Rules. Many thanks.
A great resource with gyms currently closed in SA... Thanks Bioneer!
I've been doing lots of at split squats lately, will definitely include these jumping lunges into my workout, thanks
Kicks, honestly - training powerful kicks is such a brilliant way to train your legs! (flexibility, power, balance, mobility, etc.)
Really helped this truck driver thanks bro
Hey Adam Another awesome video thank you. I have just finished your super functional book. I can not recommend it enough very interesting read
Adding your top two to my routine for sure!
another great one Adam. Loved the outro!
🔥 what a strong presentation. I was thinking of lunges. All was needed in this video was walking barefooted. Love the environmental setting you have there. Next video, love handles.
You never disappoint, Sir.
You have a very easy to listen to voice and that is helpful.i have learned a lot from you and your video here is superb, so i have also shared on my fb following. i had already completed 4 sets pf 8 re[s.with weights. Followed by 90 Squats with weights. Then, i found you, here. i am way out of shape. i began weight training at age 18, winning contests and more. Now, at 63, i feel like i am fading away due to neglect and abuse. Thus, time long overdue to focus on me and my blessed body and victorious vessel, again. On a consistent level and basis, that is. Thanks so much. Katherine
I really like how you are pointing out about their are very simple exercies that can be very good for you. Keep up the good work.
@kierenkd
3 жыл бұрын
It's only the Instagram influencers that try to show some new or funky exercise. There are really only a few basics to be consistent with. Difficult if you have put out daily content.
Great use of logs! I do the same when training outdoors; I grab one, run with it, do squats with it, military press, curls, lunges, the possibilities are endless!
Another benefit is mobility in your legs, always in a stretching motion while strengthening the muscles.
Excellent information. I knew Naudi Aguilar was on to something when he first introduced me to the lunge as the solution to my lack of symmetry.
I really like heavily loaded backwards/backstep lunges as a safe alternative to heavy squatting and then do bodyweight high rep hindu squats additionally as my main leg exercises
Big fan, keep it up. I always wondered how you have these spectacular areas to roam around and exercise. Then I went to England a few weeks ago - those public footpaths are a national treasure! What an amazing time just wandering off down them! My fave was when I stumbled upon a horse farm and a few just came right over to me, like huge thoroughbreds
Such good vibes that this man puts out ❤
Nice! Thanks again for your videos!
I recently started doing lunges and immediately noticed the stress it out on my inner legs and my abs. I love your content!
You're the man. I love your videos
“So now to the good stuff” Shameless 😂
I started to take 3 steps at once with that motion two weeks ago to strengthen my bad knee. It's almost fully healed after about one year and now I'm trying to build up strength to prevent injuries in the future.
You finna go ripped bro 💪🏾n your new video quality is reallly clean thou ..salute
I freaking love your videos man!!
Yes! I love these! During the start of the pandemic I started doing lots of high volume lunges and I immediately found myself getting fitter during my day to day life. Climbing stairs is easy when you're doing 3-4 sets of walking lunges near failure once a week and start hitting 100 reps per set. (The pump is unreal too!)
Awesome as always
We don't deserve your videos, Bioneer... You're on a different level from most other fitness channels in my opinion!
I'm still waiting for that bookshelf tour. Or maybe top three books that have influenced you the most? Love the videos and the blog. Here before 1mil
Another great video, thank you! Try the running lunge, two or three quick steps and see if you can stop yourself falling forwards. Anyone who plays squash knows how good this is.
I have recently done a Hyrox event. Weighted walking lunges were deffo the hardest bit. I need to practice. Thanks for the video. Some good ideas here
Great info thanks.
Lunges are key for me as squats aggravate my lower back. Lunges allow for the neutral spine and still good loading
I just love your locations !!!
The "benefits of an exercise" continues!!! Keep these kind soft videos coming to us viewers please
Underrated Channel, derseve millions subs.
love it thanks for the video!
Thank you making this channel. I am binge-watching a lot of it. Would you consider making a supplement review- what is proven and what is most useful?
Love the enviroment you're in while filming this video! Reminds me of the Spartan training video you did
it is a good idea to do stuff in reverse, in the gym I only pull the sled in reverse , in the park if jogging I do the short sides in reverse, apparently walking backwards is popular with older people in China, seems like a good longevity hack
@bobm2368
3 жыл бұрын
Knees over toes guy focuses a fair amount on walking /running backwards. Also they reckon the ability to walk backwards is a good indicator of how well you will age. Got my 83 year old Dad doing it in the gym - bit late for him now but helps with balance and confidence etc