Are walking lunges useless for fat burning?

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Here’s what Jon Benson wrote about walking dumbbell lunges with my comments after:

Walking Dumbbell Lunges Are Useless!!!

(How to perform walking lunges on You Tube)

Okay ladies, this one is for you… although I see guys do this exercise as well.

This is where you take a pair of dumbbells and kneel with one leg, then the other, and so-on, walking around the gym as you go. The idea behind this exercise is to work the butt, and to some extent the thighs… but it’s a joke.

It’s something invented by trainers who should know better.

If you want to build and tone your butt, exercise one leg at a time.

Lunges are a great exercise for this, but save your energy.

Do them on a Smith Machine or with a barbell. Work one leg at a time, too. Do not alternate legs. This just wears you out aerobically before it has a chance to get to your glutes.

Here’s how I perform lunges:  On a Smith Machine, with pretty heavy weights… one leg at a time.

I will do 2-3 sets, or do them in my 7 Minute Body-style workout fashion.

I will finish one leg (and one butt cheek) before moving to the other leg.

Why? Again, to focus on the muscle more intensely and to avoid turning a leg/butt workout into a cardio session.

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My Comments

Now personally I love walking lunges and adding weight via dumbbells, barbells or a weighted vest makes them even better.

It’s certainly not a joke as Jon puts it.

For one they serve as an excellent functional exercise and improve your strength, stability and balance which can not be said for smith machine lunges.

Another benefit is that they are great for opening up for your hip flexor which is a problem for many people.

Should you not follow Jon’s advice?

That’s not really the point…

He’s looking at it purely from a fat burning point & time saving point of view and I’m looking at it from a function point of view.

And I’m sure he’s done a few walking lunges in his day

And I’ve done a few smith lunges in my day as well

Find out what your goal is and plan accordingly

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