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lunges, I think I figured it out!!

dfly411 Posts: 1,352 Joined: 2004/03/04	2004/03/09, 04:01 PM I read an article last week stating that in lunges, there is a hard-to-catch cheat where you turn the knee in just a little and sort of bounce out of the lunge. I watched myself at the gym, and bingo...it seems this is what I have been doing. So, I just wanted to report that I am a cheater. I also wanted to report that I did all of my lunges yesterday without loosing my balance a single time! Below is the suggested correction to form that this article gave, for you guys to evaluate. "Yes, there is a little comfort zone or a little "pocket" at the bottom of the lunge. To stay out of it, try to point your knee out at a slight angle. An inch further out could make all the difference in the world. If you must get extremely radical to correct your form (for the skilled cheater), slightly point your toe outward, forcing the knee to point out a little. Even then, some will find their way to this cheat."
	2004/03/09, 04:05 PM Congratulations!!!! Its always a huge victory to "figure it out". I am a bit challanged in several areas myself.:big_smile: -------------- The greatest mystery of life is who we truly are. Charlie
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/03/09, 04:34 PM Congrats on doing proper lunges. You only gets better. -------------- \"A will finds a way, failure is not an option\" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
brandigirl74 Posts: 20 Joined: 2004/02/01	2004/03/10, 07:48 AM Good for you Dfly!! I was wondering how it went with your lunges, I will have to check and see if I am a cheater as well!:laugh: