Lunges vs. Squats - Which is better? Reposted

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Lunges vs. Squats - Which is better? Reposted

They are both valuable for lower body fitness. Squats are more about strength-building, lunges are more "functional."

This article is good.

I think lower body conditioning for strength, endurance, and athleticism ought to include (not all on the same day) barbell squats, leg press, kettlebell lunges, stair machine (which is good cardio also), deadlifts, box jumps. I do sets of each just once weekly. No time for more.

I omit mentioning cardio exercises which use legs (all of them do) because the emphasis of cardio is, obviously, cardiac fitness.

Lunges with weights are easy to hate. Gotta get in shape, though.

Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 16:15 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Which one of those two is you, BD?

#1 jma on 2019-04-01 17:52 (Reply)

Because, as we all know, strength, which helps control all aspects of the movement of your body through space, cannot be “functional”.

#2 RJP on 2021-04-21 22:06 (Reply)

Functional: The gurgling sound one makes as he consumes too much Kool-Aide.

The squatting motion is one I make nearly everyday and is particularly useful after I finish the paperwork in the smallest named room in my house. While I incorporate lunges into my workout plan, to label the movement "functional", in terms of it being more functional than the squat, is laughable unless one truly has problems genuflecting at Mass.

Please note that I am not implying that one is a better exercise than the other. That would depend on ones goals as well as any particular limitations. They are both simply tools and just as it is absurd to state that a hammer is a better or more functional tool than a screwdriver, they both serve their purposes, i.e. they are not mutually exclusive when designing a training plan.

#2.1 mike on 2021-04-22 21:36 (Reply)

Don’t leave out lunges without weight. They’re just as easy to hate.

#3 Capt Koons on 2021-04-22 07:27 (Reply)

Please go and listen to this 62-year-old woman describe how getting stronger has changed her life: Kathleen Improves Her Health. Especially pay attention to what she says at 4:20 and 5:30, how her new-found strength keeps her from falling. This improved balance was not obtained through lunges or bosu ball tricks, but through the big compound lifts. Ignore the nonsense in the 'good' article that "squats don’t really test your balance".

#4 RJP on 2021-04-23 16:29 (Reply)

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