Beginner exercise
Step-Up
Technique
How to perform Step-Up
- Stand facing a box of knee height with your feet together.
- This will be your starting position.
- Begin the movement by stepping up, putting your left foot on the top of the box.
- Extend through the hip and knee of your front leg to stand up on the box.
- Reverse this motion to step down off the box, and then repeat the sequence on the opposite leg.
GymDaze demonstration
Watch Step-Up
Programming relevance
Muscles involved
Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius.
MuscleScoreRole
Calisthenics graph
Progression relationships
These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.