Static Lunge & Back Calf

[dogs2birds]

I'm used to doing lots of walking lunges and alternating leg lunges, but haven't done much in the way of static lunges without having my back leg up on a bench. When I'm doing the static lunges in the videos, the calf on my back leg fatigues way faster than my front leg does and I feel like I'm not working the front leg hard enough since my calf is killing me. I try to focus the weight on my front leg, but that doesn't seem to help. Although I love getting an additional calf workout I know this isn't really the purpose of static lunges and hate to miss out on the benefits for the "lead" leg. Does anyone else experience this? I suppose I could always raise my back leg onto a bench and alleviate the problem if I must.

Thanks!

Susan

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[andtckrtoo]

Well, for me Susan, I kind of had to do them to get the calf muscle so it didn't ache as badly to get to the point where static lunges really helped me. I still feel it in my calf on workouts like Power Hour or Leaner Legs or those lovely (x( ) slow lunges in GS Legs, but I feel it less, and only now when all of my muscles are trembling.

 

[catwoman]

Try focusing your weight down through the heel of your front foot. Maybe stand on one foot so you can "feel" what it feels like to do this...you know, give you a little perspective and envisioning.