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Barbell Step-up

Barbell Step-up is a barbell legs exercise for the quads, and it also works the glutes. If you cannot do it, Box Jump or Dumbbell Step-up are good swaps.

  • Quads
  • Legs
  • Barbell

Muscles worked

  • Quads · main
  • Glutes

How to do it

  1. Rest a barbell across your upper back and stand facing a box or bench about knee height.
  2. Place one foot fully on the box.
  3. Drive through that foot to stand up on the box, bringing the other knee up.
  4. Step back down slowly with the same leg that went up first, or alternate.

Watch out: Pushing off the trailing leg instead of the one on the box.

Alternatives

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