Beginner exercise

Lateral Monster Walk

  • Stability
  • Functional

Technique

How to perform Lateral Monster Walk

  1. Place a mini-loop band just above your knees or around your ankles.
  2. Stand with your feet apart enough to create light band tension and bend into a shallow quarter squat.
  3. Keep your torso steady and your knees following the direction of your feet.
  4. Step sideways with one foot without rising out of the quarter squat.
  5. Bring the other foot toward it only far enough to reset your stance while keeping band tension.
  6. Continue for the planned steps, then travel in the opposite direction.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Minimus.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Medius1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Gluteus Minimus0.8Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Gluteus Maximus0.5Mover, Stabilizer
Vastus Lateralis0.3Stabilizer
Vastus Medialis0.3Stabilizer