Lunges are Becoming a Grip Exercise

Training Powerlifting
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[quote]tom63 wrote:
I don’t regularly do them, but seriously, I could easily hold one hundred pounders for ten or more reps a side. I just don’t see how thus is possible. [/quote]

Congratulations. I’m having trouble trying to understand what squatting has to do with grip strength. For whatever reason, genetics, poor training, I can lunge a greater a load than my forearms are able to withstand at the END of a workout for 10 reps. Doesn’t sound too crazy to me.

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I don’t see how you don’t get it. Your lower body strength will have some correlation on how much you lunge. I do not see how someone can’t hold whatever pound dumbells. I doubt you can do lunges with 150s. But I find if amazing that someone can’t hold 30S, 90S or whatever for say ten reps a side.