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@CrazyJames
My opinion won't change when it comes to lunges, i've had 7 years of pretty serious training under my belt, admittedly for the first time since I was 15 (excluding just under 2 years recovering from pretty major car crash injuries) I haven't been to the gym this year since early feb due to lazyness/various injuries/increased freelance work.
But i've trained with some pretty crazy powerlifters and some pretty hardcore athletes over the years, and i've seen people far more experienced than myself say exactly the same thing, have you ever tried front squats? They are seriously good at improving quad strength, I did nothing but squat exercises for a year, and then got into a jovial chat with a guy at the gym who was claiming that I would somehow be shit at legpresses because I hadn't touched them for nearly 18 months, I still managed 280kg for 8 reps, despite never having squatted above 160-170kg.
Its good not to fall into the trap of doing an exercise just because you find it easy to do or you're used to it, its good to switch it up now and again.