Exercise library

How to do the Lunge Pass Through

A intermediate compound exercise using kettlebell, working the hamstrings.

Primary musclesHamstrings
Secondary musclesCalves, Glutes, Quadriceps
EquipmentKettlebell
LevelIntermediate
TypeCompound
ForcePush

Steps

  1. Stand with your torso upright holding a kettlebell in your right hand. This will be your starting position.
  2. Step forward with your left foot and lower your upper body down by flexing the hip and the knee, keeping the torso upright. Lower your back knee until it nearly touches the ground.
  3. As you lunge, pass the kettlebell under your front leg to your opposite hand.
  4. Pressing through the heel of your foot, return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat the movement for the recommended amount of repetitions, alternating legs.

Tracking it in OneRep

Add the lunge pass through to a routine and your previous weight and reps sit beside every set, so the decision to add load is made by what is already on the screen rather than by memory. Exercise history and volume trends are one tap away, and logging works offline for the gyms where signal does not reach.

Because OneRep tracks food on the same timeline, a stall on this lift can be read against what you were actually eating that month — which is the difference between a programming problem and an eating one. More on that in tracking progressive overload without a spreadsheet.

Where the instructions come from

The steps above come from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. They are general guidance, not coaching for your body: if a movement hurts, stop and get someone qualified to look at it.