We do a lot of corrective work on him and have seen a lot of good progress but between life stressors and inconsistencies - some patterns are not cleaning up.
In particular, when he does just forward or just reverse lunges, he is good - but when doing forward and reverse lunge together - his stationary leg foot turns out excessively - almost 90 degrees. I know he has tight external rotators but I don't understand why this happens on the forward and reverse but not just the forward or reverse.
I don't understand what is causing the excessive pronation when my client does:
Forward & Reverse Lunge
Same function as regular lunge but with an added twist. Instead of only lunging forward and back up, you, without a pause, continue into a backward lunge.
1. Start in upright position.
2. Lunge one leg forward.
3. Return to upright position and without hesitation place same leg backwards.
4. Return to upright.
What's confusing me is that is causes so much more pronation than a regular reverse lunge.
do you mean his unmoved foot slides on the ground - from | to \ or from | to /
or do you mean his foot/arch collapses inward/pronates ?
eta: you also say "almost 90 degrees" - so his standing foot slides from | to __ ? Is the heel sliding or the toe? (not that I'll be able to answer your question, just trying to picture what you say happens)
ETA: Honestly, it probably doesn't really matter ... it sounds like that is too advanced of an exercise for him/her. I'd start with something more basic, like a split squat (static lunge).
*And I'm moving this to the training forum since it's not really injury-related. You'll get more response there.
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do you mean his unmoved foot slides on the ground - from | to \ or from | to /
or do you mean his foot/arch collapses inward/pronates ?
eta: you also say "almost 90 degrees" - so his standing foot slides from | to __ ? Is the heel sliding or the toe? (not that I'll be able to answer your question, just trying to picture what you say happens)
Unfortunately, I'm not sure the difference. His standing foot goes from l to nearly _ via the toe turning out. I don't have access to video though.
I thought this would be a good mobility to add variation to lunges. I still don't understand why this would be more difficult than separate forward and reverse lunges.
Forward and Reverse Lunge
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