Curtsy Lunge
- Pro
- Intermediate
- Home
The curtsy lunge steps one leg behind and across the other into a deep split stance, lowering the back knee toward the floor with your chest lifted. Crossing the leg behind angles the load onto the glutes, quads and adductors together. Intermediate lifters use it at home for reps, as a main exercise or a finisher.
- Muscles
- Glutes, Quads, Adductors
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Logged as
- Reps
How to
- Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart.
- Step one leg behind and across the other.
- Lower your back knee toward the floor, chest up.
- Push back to standing and alternate sides.
Form cues
- Keep your hips square to the front leg.
- Keep your front knee tracking over your toes.
- Exhale as you drive back up to standing.
Common mistakes
- Front knee caves in over the step. Push the front knee out over your toes.
- Torso tips forward during the lower. Keep your chest lifted and spine tall.
- Back leg steps straight back, not across. Cross the back leg further behind the front.
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