Time for another at-home strength exercise you can do at home to help build some muscular endurance

The Slow Motion Lunge is similar to the Static Hold Lunge from earlier, but we’re smoothing things out. The goal is to do a lunge (be it a leaning-lunge, step-lunge, or a passing-lunge) as slowly and as controlled as possible.

It’s important to do this in proper sequence. That means from your on-guard position (with the weight on your rear leg), you extend your sword first, then the torso follows by hip hinging over the leading hip, and then the weight shifts from the back leg to the front as you complete your lunge.

Be sure to recover slowly, too. To do this, just so the above sequence in reverse.

Think of this as being similar to solo slow fencing, only you’re working on one specific thing..

Note: If you have bum shoulders you may want to do this with a foil or no sword at all. Just holding your arm up will for this long will get your muscles a good workout.