Deep Step-Up

Technique

How to perform Deep Step-Up

1. Stand facing a box of taller than mid-thigh height with your feet together.
2. This will be your starting position.
3. Begin the movement by stepping up, putting your left foot on the top of the platform.
4. Extend through the hip and knee of your front leg to stand up on the box.
5. Reverse this motion to step down off the box, and then repeat the sequence on the opposite leg.

GymDaze demonstration

Watch Deep Step-Up

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.