To work my legs, I do squats. The main muscles worked in both of them are both quads and hamstrings. I don't see a reason to keep lunges in my workout so far. Are lunges the better choice? Or should I put in both?
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Thread: Lunges and Squats
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12-10-2006, 05:53 AM #1Bulking
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Lunges and Squats
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12-10-2006, 06:41 AM #2Banned
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Squats are better but lunges are a good exercise towards the end of your workout.
But it really depends on how your routine is structured to decide if they belong or not.
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12-10-2006, 06:53 AM #3Registered User
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Even though I've accepted that squats are better in terms of working the main muscles more, I find that lunges end up working my stablizers more. My preference also leans towards lunges since I can just grab some DBs and start lunging around my gym. This at least increases the fun of my workout since I'm not stuck in the same place when doing my exercises.
I wouldn't suggest just having lunges in your workout since squats tend to be the better mass builder. But I must say that my legs responded better to higher volume lunges than they did to higher volume squats.
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12-10-2006, 08:19 AM #4Registered User
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use squats for the core of your workout, and use lunges as an accessory lift. Theres no reason to exclude certain exercises, you can always very things. Keep a variety in your workout it will help you to stay motivated.
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12-10-2006, 08:54 AM #5Banned
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Unilateral lifts such as lunges, bulgarian squats, etc help with any muscle imbalanees between the left and right side of the body and helps the stablizers. I would keep them in and do them at least once a week.
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12-10-2006, 09:11 AM #6No cardio No cry
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They also hit the glutes MUCH harder than bilateral liftsOriginally Posted by Ibanez
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12-10-2006, 11:05 AM #7Registered User
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exactlyOriginally Posted by Ibanez
Id so squats first....but then as a second movement do lunges or bench step ups or bulgarians or something similar
lunges are simply one of the best lower body exercises out there"Humility comes before honor"
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12-10-2006, 11:13 AM #8The Texan
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01-07-2007, 06:57 AM #9100% Natural Bodybuilder
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The lunge is great fo hitting the glutes, upper hams and to an extent the quads. You should incorperate both into your program to get fully developed quads/legs. The hams are not greatly involved in the squat by the way.Originally Posted by Vandy
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01-07-2007, 08:02 AM #10US Army Soldier Medic
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I do a fullbody routine, but ****. I start with squats, legcurls halfway through, and my legs just get fried by lunges. They're great.Originally Posted by dbcb314
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