The Lunge That Smokes Your Hips and Thighs

by BJ Gaddour, MH Fitness Director
·1 min read
Photo credit: Men's Health
Photo credit: Men's Health

From Men's Health

For wheels of steels, lunges are a must. They build single-leg strength and stability, and a lean-looking lower body.

But if you want to kick up the intensity level a few notches, then do threaded lunges. They’ll improve your hand-eye coordination, smoke your hips and thighs, and challenge your core.

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THREAD YOUR WAY TO LEANER-LOOKING LEGS! Have you ever tried the KETTLEBELL THREADED LUNGE? According to MH fitness director BJ Gaddour (@bjgaddour), it’s a great way to improve hand-eye coordination, smoke your hips and thighs, and work all of the stabilizing muscles of your spine and lower body. BJ recommends plugging this into a whole body circuit as a lower body move. You could also use it as a finisher on #LegDay by doing max reps for 40 seconds with 20 seconds of rest between rounds. Do 5-10 total rounds. DOUBLE-TAP if you want some wheels of steel and tag some #swolemates too! @Dickssportinggoods #PoloSport #Core #Abs #Workout #Exercise #Fitness #TheBetterManProject #Kettlbell #Kettlebells #Swings #Glutes #FatLoss #WeightLoss #MetCon #ad #MHFit #💪

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You can plug the threaded lunge into a total-body circuit as one of your lower-body exercises.

Related: The 6 Secrets to Building Bigger, Stronger Legs

Or you can use it as a fat-loss finisher on your next leg day. Do as many reps as possible in 40 seconds, and then rest 20 seconds. That’s 1 round. Do 5 to 10.

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