straddlyLateral Lunge
Muscles worked
Main muscles
- Adductor Magnus
- Gluteus Maximus
- Vastus Lateralis
- Vastus Medialis
Also working
- Adductor Longus
- Gluteus Medius
- Rectus Femoris
- Semitendinosus
What it is
A side step into a deep bend of one knee while the other leg stays straight. It trains the legs in the side-to-side plane and stretches the inner thigh of the straight leg. Push back to the start through the bent leg.
One side at a time: log each side, and match the reps of your weaker side.
Technique tips
- Step wide to the side
- Sit the hips back over the bent leg
- Keep the other leg straight and foot flat
- Push off the bent leg to return
How to track your progress
Log reps, and add the extra load if you wear a belt or a vest. Straddly counts your bodyweight in the estimated max, so added weight and extra reps both show up as progress, and new records are flagged during the session.
