Sandbag Rotational Lunge
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Obliques, Hamstrings, Lower back
- Equipment
- Weighted
- Movement pattern
- Single Leg
Steps
- 1 Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart, holding a sandbag across your upper back or shoulders.
- 2 Step back with one leg into a reverse lunge, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at approximately 90-degree angles.
- 3 As you lunge, rotate your torso towards the front leg, keeping your core engaged and the sandbag stable.
- 4 Push off your back foot to return to the starting standing position, simultaneously rotating your torso back to center.
- 5 Repeat the movement on the opposite side, stepping back with the other leg and rotating towards the new front leg.
