Step-Up

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Watch Step-Up

Technique

How to perform Step-Up

1. Stand facing a stable box at a height you can step onto under control.
2. Place one whole foot on the box and shift your weight over that leg.
3. Press through the foot on the box, extending that hip and knee to raise your body.
4. Bring the trailing foot onto the box and finish standing tall without leaning backward.
5. Step down under control rather than dropping from the box.
6. Repeat with the other leg leading.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.