Suspender Forward Lunge with Rear Fly

Perform a forward lunge while holding suspension straps. As you lunge forward, engage your core and maintain balance.

At the bottom of the lunge, extend your arms out to the sides for a rear fly motion. Focus on squeezing your shoulder blades together.

  1. Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding suspension straps.
  2. Lunge forward with one leg, keeping your knee aligned with your ankle.
  3. As you lunge, extend your arms out to the sides.
  4. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.

How to perform the Suspender Forward Lunge with Rear Fly

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Suspender Forward Lunge with Rear Fly using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your deltoids.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your deltoids rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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