Deadlift with Front Lunge
How to Do It
- Stand with feet about hip distance apart holding weights in each hand, palms facing towards your body.
- Slowly tip forward from the hips and lower your upper body towards the floor, keeping back flat, knees slightly bent and dumbbells close to the body.
- Go as low as you can without losing form and then, tightening through the glutes and hamstrings, slowly raise upper body back up.
- Immediately step forward with right leg into a lunge, keeping both knees at 90 degree angles. Do not allow your knee to go past your toe.
- Step back to starting position and repeat the deadlift, this time lunging with the left leg. Repeat 1 to 3 sets of 12-16 repetitions, with a 20-30 second rest between sets.
This exercise works the quads, hamstrings, glutes and lower back. If you have lower back problems, avoid this exercise.
Tips
During the deadlift, keep your back flat and your abs tight throughout the
entire movement
Keep your weight in the heels of your feet and really squeeze your glutes on
the way up
