If there was two exercises that I would dub the father of all exercises, the mother of all mothers, the best of the best… well you get the idea… it would most defintely be the the squat and the lunge.

In the following post I will be talking about these two exercises and comparing them to each other.

First of all, every single client of mine, young, old, big or small does both of these exercises on a regular basis unless an injury prevents them from doing it.

First of all lets see which muscles the squat works out:

• glutes ( the butt )
• quads ( front muscles of your legs )
• hamstrings ( back of your legs )
• calves
• core

That’s a lot of muscles for one exercise and you’ll also notice that it’s some of the biggest muscle in your body, meaning maximum effort = maximum results = maximum weight loss.

Lets look at the lunge:

• glutes ( the butt )
• quads ( front muscles of your legs )
• hamstrings ( back of your legs )
• calves
• core

So, I’m sure you’ve noticed that both of these exercise work the same muscles. So why do both?

They challenge the same muscles in different planes which adds more functional strength to your body.

If doing both sounds like too much, start with the squat and switch them around each week. This way you’ll keep challenging your body. Like I said these two exercises is the mother of all mothers. They challenge multiple muscles simultaneously and trains the body as a unit instead of individually.

A great advantage for many people that doesn’t feel comfortable in the gym  is that both of these can be done in the comfort and privacy of your own home. And when you comfortable and ready, you can go to the gym and start adding resistance to the movement, but more on that in later posts.

So go ahead and try these two best of the best moves. 

Happy training!

PS: Keep a eye on the video page, coming soon,  that will describe these exercises in detail.