lunges
Fencer's sudden advances
Lunges are sudden forward movements, typically an aggressive thrust toward a target or an exercise where you step forward and lower your body by bending both knees.
In fencing, a lunge is the basic attacking move—extending the sword arm while driving forward with the back leg.
She did twenty lunges across the gym floor.
He lunges at his opponent.
thrust
Forceful forward motion
lurch · charge · strike · advance · assault · parry · riposte · feint · sword · fencing
squats
Lowering exercises for legs
- deadliftsWeighted floor pulls
- step-upsGradual raises or advances
- split squatsSingle-leg lowering exercise
burpees · glutes · quads · hamstrings · thighs · legs · reps · sets · form · technique
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- warm-upsjumping jacks, leg swings, arm circles, hip circles, arm swings
- leg fitnesssquats, calves, quadriceps, quads, hamstrings
lungesretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
withdraws · recoils · pulls back · backs away · falls back
- walking lungesStepping forward leg exercise
- side lungeSideways stepping squat movement
- reverse lungeLeg exercise stepping rearward
- jump lungesExplosive alternating leg exercise
- jumping lungesPlyometric lower-body exercise
- lunge jumpsPlyometric alternating split leaps
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