Squats or lunges?

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May33338
May33338 Posts: 300 Member
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Which one do you prefer?
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  • indyrunning
    indyrunning Posts: 136 Member
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    They work different parts of the glute...I love them both!
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
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    Squats squats squats squats squats squats EVERYBODY!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    Both! I find squats to be easier, but lunges are better for what parts of me are weaker. I always do both of em!
  • Crosfitjunkie
    Crosfitjunkie Posts: 127 Member
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    Both for sure.
  • bababs89
    bababs89 Posts: 307 Member
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    Both! I actually prefer squats, but I do both!
  • SherriJo5830
    SherriJo5830 Posts: 14 Member
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    I just started a 30 day squat challenge today.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
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    Squats. I will cry and beg if I ever get lunges in my program
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    Squats. Lunges are like...cardio, for me.
  • tanj22
    tanj22 Posts: 1 Member
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    Both
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    as a primary lift, squats...I do lunges for assistance work. I really don't consider lunges to be a foundational, primary lift.
  • CaffeinatedConfectionist
    CaffeinatedConfectionist Posts: 1,045 Member
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    Squats as a primary/compound lift. Lunges as penance for my sins.
  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
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    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    as a primary lift, squats...I do lunges for assistance work. I really don't consider lunges to be a foundational, primary lift.

    Ding ding ding.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,210 Member
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    May33338 wrote: »
    Which one do you prefer?

    I prefer both, since they emphasize different fitness skills. Squats emphasize strength, while lunges emphasize balance, hip & spine lateral stabilization, forward movement & deceleration (useful for sports), and of course strength. They complement each other perfectly, if the goal is overall fitness. For bodybuilding, they're an assistance exercise.

  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
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    I usually train all different types of squats (back, front, overhead, pistol) every day that I work out but usually only incorporate lunges every week or 10 days. I think of them as an assistance exercise.
  • rez2012
    rez2012 Posts: 39 Member
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    Both. I usually just superset squats and weighted lunges. Both are key exercises for me.
  • martinmcneely1
    martinmcneely1 Posts: 17 Member
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    Both. I like to do them as supersets....
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,624 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Both. Generally as a secondary exercise on either squat or deadlift day (been doing them on deadlift day, RDLs on squat day, since I can't squat and conventional DL on the same day).

    Doing lunges on the same day as squats is brutal. So tiring. They are a nice way to work my legs after deadlifts without being as hard on my lower body, but yeah they can be a cardio workout for me too.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    Squats. I just can't get things to work right for me doing lunges.
  • amongstthewildflowers
    amongstthewildflowers Posts: 89 Member
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    I love them both and do them both but on different days!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    as a primary lift, squats...I do lunges for assistance work. I really don't consider lunges to be a foundational, primary lift.

    pretty much this...

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