Overhead Lunge with Rotation
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings, Obliques, Shoulders
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- Single Leg
Steps
- 1 Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart, holding a single dumbbell or weight plate with both hands extended straight overhead.
- 2 Keep your core engaged and gaze forward, ensuring your arms remain locked out overhead.
- 3 Take a large step forward with your right foot, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at approximately 90-degree angles.
- 4 Ensure your front knee is directly over your ankle and your back knee hovers just above the floor.
- 5 At the bottom of the lunge, rotate your torso to the right, keeping your arms extended overhead and your hips relatively stable.
- 6 Rotate your torso back to the center, facing forward.
- 7 Push off your right foot to return to the starting standing position, bringing your right foot back to meet your left.
- 8 Repeat the movement by stepping forward with your left foot and rotating your torso to the left.