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Lunges

Lunges are a powerful and functional exercise that precisely strengthens your leg and glute muscles, promotes core stability, and improves your posture.

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Preparation

Secure the sled so that the handle is positioned at approximately shin height. This setting ensures that you can maintain an ergonomically correct posture during the exercise.

Starting Position

Stand sideways next to the machine with a wide lunge. Grab the handle with one hand and make sure to keep your back straight.

Execution

Push forcefully from the front leg upwards until it is almost fully extended. Keep your core engaged and your back straight to ensure maximum activation of the target muscles.

Muscles Used

Glutes
Legs

Tip

Perform the exercise on both sides. The further you choose your lunge, the more the glute muscles work - and the less the quadriceps are predominantly stressed.

Please note

Lunges are considered technically challenging. Therefore, it is advisable to practice the movement together with a qualified professional to avoid injuries and to build up the technique properly.

What makes this exercise particularly effective?

Lunges are a functional, single-leg exercise that targets leg and gluteal muscles, and promotes core stability at the same time. The EISENHORN power station supports movements ergonomically and allows for efficient training with controlled resistance.

What effect does the exercise achieve?

  • Targeted leg activation: The exercise intensely engages the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves – additionally, the core muscles are activated.

  • Balance and stability: Lunges strengthen muscle coordination, improve balance, and optimize posture as a single-leg movement.

  • Correction of imbalances: Since each side of the body is trained in isolation, lunges help to balance muscular imbalances.

  • Improved mobility & everyday fitness: Lunges promote flexibility in the hip area and are highly transferable to everyday situations such as climbing stairs or walking.

  • Simple progression and variations: The innovative EISENHORN piston system allows for resistance adjustment in seconds. Variations such as high steps or lateral lunges enable individual progression.

How does this exercise fit into the Big 5 concept?

The Big 5 include the fundamental exercises: squat, deadlift, bench press, pull-up or lat pulldown, and shoulder press.

Lunges complement this perfectly:

  • Functional addition: Lunges increase leg and core stability, which is also crucial for the Big 5 exercises.

  • Full-body coaching: You bring strength, stability, and flexibility to the training, and especially help with the transition between static and dynamic loads.

  • Ideal for home gyms: Thanks to the adjustable weight and ergonomic design of the EISENHORN fitness station, the entire muscle potential is optimally activated.