Yes. And here's why: The squat allows you to use heavier weights, since both feet remain firmly planted on the floor throughout the move. So it's great for packing on strength and size.
During a lunge, your glutes must work especially hard to decelerate your body as you sink down, which boosts performance in sports such as basketball.
But doing both the squat and lunge in the same workout can be brutal. Instead, says personal trainer nyc, try doing the squat for 3 or 4 weeks, and then swap it out for the lunge in the following 3 or 4 weeks of training.
Do 3 sets of 6 to 8 repetitions. Then you can try including both exercises in your leg workout, but scale back your sets. Do 2 sets of 6 to 8 reps of each move.
Squat first, and then lunge.
I think you absolutely have to incorporate both exercises in to a leg workout. My nyc personal trainer always has me doing squats and lunges when I travel because they are such a great total body exercise. He also jokes that while you're walking around nyc you can do walking lunges and squats at each stop. I don't think i'll go that far but he sure knows how to utilize his surroundings being a nyc personal trainer.
ReplyDeleteIt is too funny that your nyc personal trainer said that, that is exactly what I do all the time and people look at me weird. Please don't tell anyone. Lol
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