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Accessory compound

Reverse Lunge

Trains quads first, with real work landing on glutes, hamstrings, calves and more.

Muscle contribution per set

Quads1
Glutes.55
Hamstrings.25
Calves.20
Core.20

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
1pause
1up
0squeeze

Unilateral lunge with tempo; builds quad, glute, and balance with less forward knee stress than forward lunge for some.

Step back far enough; front knee stable over ankle.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Schoenfeld BJ, Ogborn DI, Krieger JW.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load in +1kg steps. Accessories build the muscle that keeps the main lifts moving.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.