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Originally Posted by ZTAKPsi
Are there any videos out there of this? I just don't "get it" I think. But...from your explaination, I'd like to!
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I haven't been able to find a video of this particular reaching lunge, but I did find videos of other variations of reaching lunges and those videos might shed light on the movement for you.
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Originally Posted by prof41
I have a question on these also. Should your leg on top of the box being doing most of the work as with a step up? I think in the book it mentioned that you push off from your leg on the floor to come back on the step.
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The book just says, "Push back to the starting position" (p. 177). It doesn't really specify that you'll push off your forward heel or your back toes. You'll have to do a bit of both since you're in such a low position. Even though you do push some with the back leg, the hip of the forward leg (the leg that's on the box) is still doing most of the work.
Maybe the video demonstrations that Lou wanted to have done will still happen. Until then, we can talk about similar reaching lunges and hopefully they will help you get the idea for this exercise.
Here's a video of a single-leg squat with a forward reach. It's a lot like our exercise except that she's not putting her back foot on the ground at all.
http://college.holycross.edu/departm...o%20Ankles.mov
Here's Chaney doing a forward lunge with a reach. This is the type of reaching lunge you'll find most often in athletic programs. You can see his good back position and the powerful drive he uses to return to his start position. We can take away the same general guidelines--keep your back neutral throughout the movement and return to the start position (for us, upright on top of the box) with a powerful hip drive.
Reaching Lunge - Brightcove
Here's an article by Mike Robertson that discusses single-leg movements in general. It doesn't contain any reaching lunges, but you can still learn some great information about the purpose of single-leg movements in a program.
Single-Leg Supplements
I hope these help at least a little bit!