# Monster Walk

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/monster-walk

Also known as: Banded Monster Walk, Resistance Band Monster Walk, Band Monster Walk, Diagonal Band Walk, Monster Walks, Mini Band Monster Walk, Forward Monster Walk, Monster Walking

Body region: Glutes, Legs

## Muscles

- Main: Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Minimus
- Helps: Gluteus Maximus, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Vastus Lateralis
- Holds: Quadratus Lumborum, External Oblique, Rectus Femoris

## Equipment

- Resistance Band

## Technique

1. Place a loop band around your thighs or ankles, with feet hip-width apart and knees slightly bent.
2. Step forward and out at a diagonal, keeping the band tight.
3. Step the other foot forward and out the other way, as if walking like a monster.
4. Keep stepping for the planned distance, then reverse and retrace your path backward.

### Cues

- Keep the feet at least hip-width apart throughout.
- Keep the hips level and the knees over the toes.
- Take slow, controlled steps.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the feet come together.
- Letting the knees cave in.
- Leaning the torso side to side.

## Alternatives

- [Banded Lateral Walk](https://heatsy.app/ex/banded-lateral-walk)
- [Banded Squat Walk](https://heatsy.app/ex/banded-squat-walk)