DEARMEMBERS:TOACCESSYOURMEMBERSHIPAREA,PLEASE"LOGOUT"ANDTHEN"LOGIN"AGAIN.(THISISATEMPORARYSOLUTIONUNTILWEADDAMEMBERSHIPAREA'SBUTTON.)anabolicaliens™1-ON-1TRAININGblogSHOPMYACCOUNTGG2GDASHBOARDFITNESSREHABACCOUNT INFOJOINloginJOINTODAYFREETRIALTheCurtsyLunge|Form,BenefitsandVariationsforStrongerGlutes!ByMikeKenlerJanuary4,2021TheCurtsyLungeThecurtsylungeisoneofthebestlungevariationsthatactivatestheglutes,makingitagreatwaytosculptyourbutt!Itcanbeperformedatthegymorinthecomfortofyourownhome.Thecurtsylungeisanextremelyversatileandeffectiveexercisetoaddtoyourlowerbodyroutine.MusclesWorkedbytheCurtsyLungePrimaryMuscleGroups:Thecurtsylungeprimarilyengagesthequadricepsandtheglutes.Therectusfemoris,vastusintermedius,vastusmedialis,andthevastuslateralismakeupthefourmusclesofthequadricepsinthefrontofyourleg.Thisexerciseplacessignificanttensiononthisgroupoffourmusclesandinturn,increaseshypertrophyandexplosivenessofthequadriceps.Thegluteusmaximus,medius,andminimusmakeupthethreeglutealmuscles.Likeallotherlungingmotions,thecurtsylungeactivatestheglutes.However,thecurtsylungeengagesthegluteusmediusandminimusmorethanotherlunges.Thiswillhelptoshapethegluteusandstrengthenitasacohesiveunit.SecondaryMuscleGroups:Inaddition,thecurtsylungeengagesthecalves.Comprisedofthesoleusandthegastrocnemius,thecalvesactivateatthebottomofeachlungeasyouthrustupwards.Asaresult,whilethequadsandglutesreceivemostofthetensionduringthecurtsylunge,thecalvesalsoplayaroleintheexercise.CurtsyLungeBenefits1.StrongerLegsandGlutesThecurtsylungewillbuildseriouslowerbodystrength.Becausethecross-leggednatureofthemotionmayseemabitforeignatfirst,thisexercisecanbeasmartwaytomixupyourlowerbodyworkouts.Forthosetryingtoincreasetheirmaximumdeadliftorsquat,thecurtsylungecanserveasagreatsupplementaryexercise.Ontheotherhand,forthoseofyouwhoplaysportssuchashockeyorfigureskating,thismotionwillfeelfamiliar.Ifthisisthecase,thecurtsylungewillonlystrengthenyourlowerbodyforbetterperformanceinyoursport.2.SculptedGlutesAsstatedbefore,mos