Dumbbell Lunge
Muscles worked: Quads, Glutes.
How to do it
- Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides.
- Step backward with your right leg around two feet or so from the left foot and lower your upper body down, while keeping the torso upright and maintaining balance.
- Push up and go back to the starting position as you exhale.
- Now repeat with the opposite leg.
Coaching cues
The two cues IronPack shows on this exercise's card mid-workout:
- A bell in each hand, arms hanging
- Long step for glutes, short for quads
Logging it
IronPack suggests working in the 8 to 12 rep range, progressing in 2 kg jumps when you own the top of the range. Records are tracked automatically at every rep count from 1 to 12. Check your estimated 1RM from any hard set.
Related exercises
- Deadlift - back, glutes
- Sumo Deadlift - glutes, quads
- Trap Bar Deadlift - quads, glutes
- Back Extension - glutes
Track the dumbbell lunge properly
IronPack logs every set, tracks your records at every rep count, shows these form photos mid-workout, and turns the training into a card game you play with your mates.
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Photos and steps: free-exercise-db (public domain). Cues, muscle weighting and logging guidance are IronPack's own app data. Last generated 2026-07-17.