Movement analysis 1
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The document discusses the lunge exercise and how to perform it. It describes the lunge as an exercise that strengthens the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings. It can be performed with a barbell, dumbbells, or cables. The document provides instructions for performing the lunge, including standing with feet shoulder-width apart, taking a step forward and lowering into a lunge position until the front knee forms a 90-degree angle, then pushing back to the starting position.
Movement analysis 1
- 1. By: Ryan Arnold and Amber Meyer
- 2. The lunge is a weight training exercise that is used to strengthen and build the quadricep, glutes, and muscles comprising the hamstrings The lunge can be performed in a few ways, using a barbell, using dumbbells, and using cables.
- 3. Hip Joint Knee Joint Ankle Joint
- 4. Ball and Socket Planes ◦ Sagittal Axis ◦ Mediolateral Movements ◦ Flexion ◦ Extension
- 5. Tibiofemoral Joint and Patellofemoral joint Planes ◦ Sagittal Axis ◦ Mediolateral Movements ◦ Flexion ◦ Extension
- 6. Tibiofibular, Tibiotalar, and Fibulotalar joints Plane ◦ Sagittal Axis ◦ Mediolateral Movements ◦ Flexion ◦ Extension ◦ Plantar Flexion ◦ Dorsiflexion
- 8. Stand upright with your feet approximately shoulder distance apart Keep your eyes focused straight ahead and your abdominals and spinal extensors contracted
- 9. Step forward with your right foot approximately two or three feet. Place your right foot on the floor. Bend both knees and lift your left heel off the floor. Keep your right knee in line with your right heel. Lower until your right knee to a 90-degree angle.
- 10. Push off the floor with your right foot and return to a standing position. Repeat the lunge with your left leg.