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Step-Up

Primary
Quads
Secondary
Glutes, Hamstrings
Equipment
Bodyweight
Type
Strength
Frames
3
Step-Up, male athlete, 3 sequential frames
male
Step-Up, female athlete, 3 sequential frames
female

How to perform it

  1. 01 Stand facing a sturdy box or bench about knee height or lower.
  2. 02 Place your whole right foot on top of the box. Keep your chest up and your core tight.
  3. 03 Press through the heel and midfoot of the foot on the box to stand up.
  4. 04 Bring your left foot up to meet the right foot on top of the box.
  5. 05 Step back down with the left foot first, then the right foot.
  6. 06 Repeat for the desired reps, then switch legs if doing one side at a time.
  7. 07 Keep your knee in line with your toes, and avoid pushing off hard with the back leg.

In the API

GET /v1/exercises/step-up

{
  "slug": "step-up",
  "name": "Step-Up",
  "primary_muscle": "quads",
  "equipment": "bodyweight",
  "category": "strength",
  "frame_count": 3,
  "images": { "male": "…", "female": "…" }
}

Also known as

step-ups

These slugs resolve to this same entry, so naming differences between your data and ours do not become missing images.