Smith Machine Reverse Lunge

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Watch Smith Machine Reverse Lunge

Technique

How to perform Smith Machine Reverse Lunge

1. Set the Smith bar across your upper back, disengage the hooks and stand with your feet about hip-width apart.
2. Step one foot backward while keeping the front foot planted.
3. Bend both knees and lower the rear knee toward the floor as the front hip bends.
4. Keep the front knee tracking with the foot and maintain your trunk position; a modest forward torso lean is acceptable.
5. Drive through the front foot to extend the front hip and knee and bring the rear foot back beside it.
6. Repeat with control on each side and re-engage the hooks when finished.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis.