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Lunge (exercise)

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A lunge can refer to any position of the human body where one leg is positioned forward with knee bent and foot flat on the ground while the other leg is positioned behind. [1]

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Anjaneyasana

Anjaneyāsana is an asana.

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Asana

In yoga, an asana is a posture in which a practitioner sits.

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Barbell

A barbell is a piece of exercise equipment used in weight training, bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting, consisting of a long bar, usually with weights attached at each end.

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Cross-training

Cross-training is athletic training in sports other than the athlete's usual sport.

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Dumbbell

The dumbbell, a type of free weight, is a piece of equipment used in weight training.

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Gluteus maximus

The gluteus maximus (also known collectively with the gluteus medius and minimus, as the gluteal muscles, and sometimes referred to informally as the "glutes") is the main extensor muscle of the hip.

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Grip strength

Grip strength is the force applied by the hand to pull on or suspend from objects and is a specific part of hand strength.

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Hamstring

In human anatomy, a hamstring is one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris).

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Hanuman

Hanuman (IAST: Hanumān, Sanskrit: हनुमान्) is an ardent devotee of Lord Rama and one of the central characters in the various versions of the epic Ramayana found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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Kettlebell

The kettlebell is a cast-iron or cast steel weight (resembling a cannonball with a handle) used to perform many types of exercises, including but not limited to ballistic exercises that combine cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training.

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Lunge (fencing)

The lunge is the fundamental footwork technique used with all three fencing weapons: foil, épée and sabre.

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Plyometrics

Plyometrics, also known as jump training or plyos, are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power (speed-strength).

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Quadriceps femoris muscle

The quadriceps femoris (also called the quadriceps extensor, quadriceps or quads), is a large muscle group that includes the four prevailing muscles on the front of the thigh.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism; a philosophical language of Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism; and a former literary language and lingua franca for the educated of ancient and medieval India.

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Shear force

Shearing forces are unaligned forces pushing one part of a body in one specific direction, and another part of the body in the opposite direction.

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Squatting position

Squatting is a posture where the weight of the body is on the feet (as with standing) but the knees and hips are bent.

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Surya Namaskara

Surya Namaskar (Sanskrit: सूर्यनमस्कार; IAST: Sūrya Namaskāra), or Sun Salutation, is a Yoga practice incorporating a sequence of gracefully linked asanas.

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Yoga

Yoga (Sanskrit, योगः) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.

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Yoga as exercise

Yoga as exercise is a modern exercise practice influenced by hatha yoga.

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Yogi

A yogi (sometimes spelled jogi) is a practitioner of yoga.

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Aekpaadprasarnaasana, Aekpādprasarnāsana, Ashwa Sanchalanasana, Walking lunges.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunge_(exercise)

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