Fencing Strength
Ever wonder why your lunge falls just short of where you want it? There are two usual culprits, and neither of them is your fencing technique — they are physical qualities you can train off the strip.
Reason 1: your hips are too tight
Hip mobility is the biggest limiter on lunge length. Fencers’ hips get extremely tight from the stance and the constant loading, and a tight hip simply cannot open into a long lunge. Do dedicated hip mobility work before and after every session — it is one of the fastest ways to add reach.
Reason 2: you have never trained power
Normal squats and deadlifts build strength, but they do not build power. Power is force produced quickly, and to develop it you have to move fast — short bursts, low reps, and full rest between efforts so every rep is explosive. Grinding slow, heavy reps will make you strong, but it will not make you snappy.
Put the two together
Mobility opens the range; power lets you cover it fast. Train both and the lunge that used to fall short starts landing — with more distance and more speed behind it.
If you want a plan that builds your mobility and your explosive power together, work with a Fencing Strength coach one-to-one.