Beginner exercise

Step-Up

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Functional

Technique

How to perform Step-Up

  1. Stand facing a box of knee 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 box.
  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.

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Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Maximus1.0Target, Mover
Gluteus Medius0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Tensor Fasciae Latae0.5Mover, Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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