Deficit reverse lunge

Dumbbells, low plate or step

Also called elevated reverse lunge

Deficit reverse lunge, start positionDeficit reverse lunge, end position
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Stand with the front foot on a low plate or step, step the back foot behind you, lower the back knee toward the floor, then drive up through the front heel.

  1. Front foot on the raised platform
  2. Lower the back knee toward the floor
  3. Drive up through the front heel

Movement

Pattern
Lunge
Type
Compound, several joints move
Sides
One side at a time
Equipment
Dumbbells

Muscles worked

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Lower body

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