# Deficit Dumbbell Reverse Lunge

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/deficit-dumbbell-reverse-lunge

Also known as: Deficit DB Reverse Lunge, Deficit Dumbbell Backward Lunge, Front-Foot-Elevated Dumbbell Reverse Lunge

Variation of: [Dumbbell Reverse Lunge](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-reverse-lunge)

Body region: Legs, Glutes

## Equipment

- Dumbbells
- Weight Plate or Step Platform

## Technique

1. Stand with both feet on a low plate or step, about 5-10 cm high, a dumbbell in each hand.
2. Step back off the platform with one leg and lower the back knee toward the floor, below the level of the front foot.
3. Push through the front foot to bring the back foot up onto the platform again.

### Cues

- Keep the whole front foot on the platform.

### Common mistakes

- Using too high a step.
- Losing balance as the back foot lands.

## Alternatives

- [Barbell Reverse Lunge](https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-reverse-lunge)
- [Walking Lunge](https://heatsy.app/ex/walking-lunge)
- [Bulgarian Split Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/bulgarian-split-squat)