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Curtsy lunge

Legs · Dumbbells

Sets, reps and RIR

Sets3 to 5
Reps4 to 8
RIR1 to 3

A heavy multi-joint lift with free weights. Keep a rep or two in reserve on most sets so technique holds.

RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.

Muscles worked

Primary: Glutes, Abductors.

Secondary: Quads.

Estimate your one-rep max

Epley's formula, from a set you have actually done. It is an estimate, and it drifts above eight reps, so keep the input between one and twelve.

Enter a set to see the estimate.

What it is called elsewhere

  • Norwegian Curtsy-utfall
  • Swedish Curtsy-utfall
  • Danish Curtsy lunges
  • German Curtsy Ausfallschritte
  • Spanish Zancada cruzada (curtsy)
  • Italian Affondi incrociati
  • Portuguese Afundo cruzado
  • Russian Выпады реверанс
  • French Fente croisée (curtsy)

Related legs exercises

  • Squat (barbell)
  • Front squat
  • Box squat
  • Lunges (barbell)
  • Hip thrust (barbell)
  • Good morning

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