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Lose The Lunges?

Postby Alex on Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:31 pm

I know a lot don't like these because of knee problems they can cause.

Sometimes I get on with them, sometimes I don't.

I'm thinking of ditching and adding a bit more volume to RDL's instead.

Also Plyometric's are similar to Lunges in some of the exercises but without the knee stress.

Good idea?
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby SCOTT GALTON on Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:32 pm

Lunges play merry hell wih my knees so i have stayed well clear from a good 5 years
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Bison on Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:41 pm

Lunges are ok until you start pushing hard... which you need to do to progress and this is the problem. Once you get near the limit you just start wobbling about, it's inevitable. Also as you're so warmed up, and suffering pain from lactic acid, little twinges go unnoticed and you just keep pushing.

Next day and knee problems start to rear their ugly heads. Simply not worth it imho.
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Rilla on Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:14 pm

I like lunges alot. Mostly as a low weight, high rep finisher though...
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Bison on Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:19 pm

Yeah lightweight and they're great, I always do them as part of my warmup with just bodyweight.
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby health4ni on Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:46 pm

do split squats instead then. Nice & slow on the eccentric and fast on the up
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Marks1972 on Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:54 pm

I like Hack squats on the sled thing in my gym, but im sure Health4Ni or Canuck would give me a slap for doing them :)

Nothing else hits my quads as hard.. i almost fall off the machine.
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby health4ni on Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:55 pm

Marks1972 wrote:I like Hack squats on the sled thing in my gym, but im sure Health4Ni or Canuck would give me a slap for doing them :)
dude, you are a wee bit bigger than me, so I wouldn't dare slap you! lol
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Rilla on Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:40 pm

health4ni wrote:do split squats instead then. Nice & slow on the eccentric and fast on the up


I might have to start doing these... I really like the way lunges hit my hammies/glutes and I figure split squats would be the same...
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby health4ni on Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:14 am

split squats will do that for sure. Esp the inner thigh area too.
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Alex on Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:15 am

health4ni wrote:split squats will do that for sure. Esp the inner thigh area too.


Is this basically like a Lunge but not steping out and back again for each rep?
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Rab on Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:24 am

Alex wrote:
health4ni wrote:split squats will do that for sure. Esp the inner thigh area too.


Is this basically like a Lunge but not steping out and back again for each rep?


Thats how i do my lunges anyway! one step down then knock out the ten reps for that leg

didnt realise it was called split squats! just thought it was a variation of lunges!
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Re: Lose The Lunges?

Postby Wardie on Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:38 am

Hungarian leg blast Alex, you know it makes sense.
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