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How to do it
- Hold a single dumbbell vertically at the chest with both hands cupping the top head, elbows tucked.
- Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, weight balanced through the mid-foot of both feet.
- Step one leg straight back into a long stride, landing softly on the ball of the back foot.
- Lower straight down until the back knee hovers just above the floor and the front shin is near vertical.
- Pause briefly at the bottom, keeping the chest tall and the front foot fully planted into the floor.
- Drive through the front heel to step the back foot forward to the start, then alternate legs.
Common mistakes
- Stepping too short, which forces the front knee forward and loads the joint instead of the glutes.
- Letting the front knee cave inward as you stand, reducing glute drive and stressing the knee.
- Crashing the back knee into the floor rather than stopping just short under control.
- Leaning the torso forward over the front thigh, shifting tension off the glutes and onto the low back.
Muscles worked
Good to know
- What muscles does the Dumbbell Goblet Reverse Lunge work?
- Mainly the glutes and quads.
- What equipment do you need for the Dumbbell Goblet Reverse Lunge?
- It uses dumbbells. Without it, the Bodyweight Reverse Lunge and the Bulgarian Split Squat train the same muscles the same way.
- Is the Dumbbell Goblet Reverse Lunge good for beginners?
- GymVim rates it beginner.