Legs · Bodyweight
Reverse Lunge Front Kick
How to do the reverse lunge front kick, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Lunge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Step one leg back into a reverse lunge and lower your back knee toward the floor. Drive through the front heel to stand, then kick that same leg out in front before stepping back again.
- 1Front glute and quad driving you up out of the lunge
- 2Core tight to stay balanced through the kick
- 3Smooth transition from lunge into the front kick
Common mistakes
- Leaning forward or letting the front knee cave inward
- Rushing the kick and losing your balance
- Slamming the back knee into the ground
Muscles worked
The reverse lunge front kick mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, calves, and hip flexors assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the reverse lunge front kick for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.