[Darryl]

Choj, I agree with you, but if trying lunges gets someone to actually START weight training, then it's a good thing.

At my gym, there was a girl doing bench presses with the olympic bar and a couple of small plates. She looked self-conscious, but it made me really happy to see her doing it.

I also kept thinking, Crap, I have to keep at it or she's eventually going to bench more than me (and I don't bench that much yet).