# Suspension Trainer Skater Lunge

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/suspension-trainer-skater-lunge

Also known as: TRX Skater Lunge

Body region: Legs, Glutes

## Muscles

- Main: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis
- Helps: Adductor Magnus, Biceps Femoris
- Holds: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique

## Equipment

- Suspension Trainer

## Technique

1. Hold the handles with taut straps and stand on one leg, the other foot lifted slightly behind.
2. Bend the standing knee and reach the free foot back and across behind you, lowering until the back knee nearly touches the floor.
3. Stand up through the standing leg; switch legs after the set.

### Cues

- Use the straps for balance only.
- Keep the hips square.

### Common mistakes

- Pulling up with the arms.
- Knee collapsing inward.

## Alternatives

- [Curtsy Lunge](https://heatsy.app/ex/curtsy-lunge)
- [Single-Leg Box Squat](https://heatsy.app/ex/single-leg-box-squat)