I hope ya'all realize I was joking in my previous post. I have to say that lunges have done wonders for this female on 2 levels. The first is that they were invaluable to my off-season training as a competitive telemark skiier. The second (since semi-retiring from that sport) is that I can't squat due to an ankle injury, so they are my next best bet for hitting glutes/hams. It really depends on what you mean by "best" as PPM said. Doing a variety of lunges is a wonderful thing. Alternate lunges, reverse lunges, off of a box, onto a box, with one foot hanging off a bench, jumping lunges......and my all time favorite jumping off a box lunges! Great stuff.