Sandbag Front Carry Step-Up

Technique

How to perform Sandbag Front Carry Step-Up

1. Hold the sandbag close against your chest in a secure bear hug and face a stable box.
2. Place your entire lead foot on the box and brace your trunk.
3. Press mainly through that foot to raise yourself, bringing the trailing foot onto the box without a forceful push from the floor.
4. Stand upright with the bag still close.
5. Keep the working foot on the box as you step the trailing foot back to the floor, bending the working knee and hip to control the descent.
6. Return the working foot to the floor and repeat, completing equal work with each leg leading.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis.