It's taken me over a year to really understand the target area of a lunge. I've been doing them for a full year, but seemingly, not in the right way. One day it just kind of hit me. I now enjoy doing the exercise, as opposed to dreading having to do it as part of a routine.
Even something like the bench press that seems so straightforward (I understand now that it can be quite complicated, but for someone that's never done it before, you're basically just pushing on a bar). Having read through starting strength, though, I've picked up on things that I probably would have never noticed on my own. Having that instruction and being able to test things out slowly made a huge difference.
So, yes, I do think it can be trained. Some of the understandings come from personal epiphanies, others from outside instruction. But it can definitely be taught if someone is willing to learn it.
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