Elevation Fitness

Besides for the sole reason of getting better at lunges in the gym, lunges help build the muscles we use in everyday walking, sitting, standing, climbing stairs, etc. Most people are asymmetrical due to everyday life and repetitive motions. They might rely heavily on 1 side of their body to do most of the work in something bilateral like a squat. Lunges and other unilateral exercises can help to build up the weaker side to correct imbalances and compensation patter...ns. The stabilization required to do lunges helps improve balance & coordination. Lunging with proper posture engages the core and when you’re ready to progress your lunges, certain loading positions can engage it even more. Lunges build strength & length in the hip flexors that are typically shortened due to excessive sitting. There are so many lunge variations & they can be done anywhere. If you’re not ready for lunges because of a lack of balance, strength, and/or knee pain you may need to start with something else. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get started

Great job to all the ladies that tackled the open this year. #teamelevationfitness

Swipe But isn’t it boring to do the same workouts week after week for 4-6 weeks? Isn’t it COOL to see your progress in the same exercises over a few weeks?! Perfect your form, build up your weaknesses, increase weight lifted, increase your aerobic capacity, balance, stability, etc. Christina’s lunges are back again for this example.... She just started her 5th program. A few months ago, she had to hold the TRX to do lunges bc she wasn’t strong enough and lacked balance. Eventually we took the TRX away and she did body weight lunges. This week her new program has her holding a dumbbell in a offset rack position. Lunges were in 3/5 of her programs. If she was doing random workouts all the time with no clear progression, do you think she still would have gotten that much stronger in this position?! It’s hard to track your progress and progressively get stronger over time with random workouts everyday. *I’m not saying that you won’t make progress with random workouts (it’s easier when your training age is young) and if that’s what keeps you going, do you boo boo.* But there’s a reason why most trainers put their clients through specific & progressive programs. Just when you feel like you’ve got all of your exercises down, your program will change and you will be challenged even more again so don’t worry about getting bored. Try sticking to a program 2-3 days per week to allow for other random workouts once or twice a week if that’s what keeps you excited! () Basics are boring. But they get results. Are you team program or team I get bored too easily? Comment below

Great start to this years open. #crossfitopen