06/06/2026
If you aren't elevating your front foot during lunges/split squats, you are missing out on some serious lower-body gains. By simply elevating that front foot a few inches, you completely change the game.
Here is why this variation belongs in your routine:
💥 Maximized Range of Motion: Elevating the foot lets your hips sink deeper before your back knee hits the floor. Deeper stretch = more muscle growth.
🍗 Quad & Glute Destroyer: The extra depth forces a massive stretch on the glutes and forces the quads to work twice as hard to drive you back up.
🦿 Bulletproof Knees: The deeper knee flexion heavily recruits the VMO (that teardrop quad muscle), which is essential for knee stability and tracking.
🧘 Better Posture, Less Back Pain: The elevated angle naturally allows you to keep a more upright torso, taking the stress off your lower back and keeping it on the muscles that matter.
⚖️ Fixes Imbalances: As a unilateral movement, it forces each leg to do 100% of the work—no letting your dominant side take over.