teh barbell lunge: effective?

[binö]

discuss

 

[UA_Iron]

for chicks? yeah probably.

 

[Smurfy]

yeah if you can do it without falling over

 

[binö]

for chicks? yeah probably.

luckily nobody sees me do them
but i'm sore as fug

 

[Smurfy]

luckily nobody sees me do them
but i'm sore as fug

hell yeah. you get a great stretch of the muscle doing lunges

 

[binö]

hell yeah. you get a great stretch of the muscle doing lunges

smith machine, so i don't fall over or trip

 

[lartinos]

never did them, i feel awkward doing them. I'm a little tall too so it makes it harder to do I think.

 

[ceo]

smith machine, so i don't fall over or trip

can't really call it a barbell lunge then, can ya?

I'd call it a smith machine lunge.

Go do some squats.

 

[jackangel]

lmao at smith machine lunge. lololol.

no, seriously.

 

[mrplunkey]

For legs, squats are inescapable. And no, no smith machine squats, not half-squats, not leg press, etc. etc. Real squats. Probably the only real variation on squats is box squats, where you start with dead weight from the sitting position.

Once you accept the reality of squats, then lunges, step-ups and even <gasp> leg presses are a great supplement.

P.S. smith machine lunges? For some reason I can only envision that with someone also using that round rubber pad that covers the bar at the same time.