Legs · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Change Lateral Raise Curtsey Lunge
How to do the dumbbell change lateral raise curtsey lunge, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Lunge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Hold a dumbbell in one hand and step that side's leg back and across behind you into a curtsey lunge. As you rise, raise the dumbbell out to the side to shoulder height, then lower and switch sides, passing the dumbbell to the other hand.
- 1Feel your glutes and outer hip load as you sink into the curtsey lunge
- 2Drive up through the front heel and raise the dumbbell to shoulder height with your side delt
- 3Keep your core braced and torso tall through the whole rep
Common mistakes
- Don't let your front knee cave inward in the lunge
- Avoid shrugging your shoulder up as you raise the dumbbell
- Don't swing the weight; lift it with control
Muscles worked
The dumbbell change lateral raise curtsey lunge mainly works the glutes, quads, and side delts, with the hamstrings, adductors, lower abs, obliques, and calves assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- QuadsPrimary
- Side DeltsPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- CalvesSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the dumbbell change lateral raise curtsey lunge for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.