Exercise Profile
- Target Muscle Group
- Exercise TypeStrength
- Equipment RequiredDumbbell
- MechanicsCompound
- Force TypePush
- Experience LevelBeginner
- Secondary Muscles
Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings
Target Muscle Group
Quads

Dumbbell Side Lunge Instructions
- Choose a pair of dumbbells and stand up straight with a slight bend in your knees.
- Hold the dumbbells down at your sides. You are now in the starting position.
- Step out to the side with your left leg while maintaining your balance and squat down through your hips.
- Keep your torso straight and head up. Don't allow your knee to track out over your toes.
- Push yourself back to the starting position by using your heal to drive you.
- Repeat this movement with your right leg and then repeat for desired reps.
Exercise Tips:
- Never allow your knees to track out over your toes during this movement. Doing so will place undue stress on the knee joints.
- Keep your head up and back straight throughout the exercise. Never allow your back to round.
- This exercise requires a good deal of balance. If you have balance issues, first perfect this movement with little to no weight.
3 Comments
Hi, 12 reps in the program means that I should do 12 each side? I'm doing so right now 12 each feels gruelling
That is how it works - 12 per side.
Doesn't work, I only feel it in my upper arm.