← Library
Bodyweight progression

Split Squat

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

Muscle contribution per set

Quads1
Glutes.50
Hamstrings.20
Core.20
Calves.15

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

Stationary lunge; tempo increases quad/glute demand and unilateral stability.

Back knee gently kisses floor; front knee tracks over ankle.

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

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by reps, not weight — you earn harder sets, longer holds, or extra reps rather than plates.

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