Lateral Lunge w/Cross Connect
Lateral Lunge w/Cross Connect is a unilateral lower body and mobility exercise training the hip, knee, ankle, and thoracic spine across the frontal and transverse planes, using Bodyweight.
- Laterality
- Unilateral
- Planes
- Frontal · Transverse
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Primary joints
- Hip · Knee · Ankle · Thoracic Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Lunge sideways, loading hip (hip, knee and ankle stacked); opposite leg extended, toes pointed forward.
- 2Rotate opposite elbow toward loaded leg.
- 3Drive through ground back to starting position.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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