How do you perform this exercise?
- Set up the smith machine with the barbell at hip height.
- Stand facing away from the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Step back with your right foot and place it on the barbell, resting the top of your foot on the bar.
- Bend your left knee and lower your body into a lunge position, keeping your back straight.
- Push through your left heel to return to the starting position.
- Repeat on the other side, stepping back with your left foot.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Calves.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
