Dumbbell Lateral Step Up
Stand sideways next to a sturdy box or bench, holding a dumbbell in each hand with arms extended at your sides. Place your lead foot entirely onto the box, ensuring your knee is aligned over your ankle and your core is engaged.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Quadriceps
- Gluteus Maximus
- Hamstrings
Secondary muscles
- Gluteus Medius
- Erector Spinae
- Rectus Abdominis
- Obliques
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
Target muscles
- legs
- glutes
- hips
How to perform
- 1
Stand sideways next to a sturdy box or bench, holding a dumbbell in each hand with arms extended at your sides.
- 2
Place your lead foot entirely onto the box, ensuring your knee is aligned over your ankle and your core is engaged.
- 3
Drive through the heel of your lead foot to step up onto the box, bringing your trailing leg up without pushing off the floor.
- 4
Stand tall on the box, fully extending your lead leg, maintaining an upright posture.
- 5
Slowly lower yourself back down by bending the lead knee, controlling the descent until your trailing foot touches the floor.
- 6
Complete all repetitions on one side before switching to the other leg.
Safety & form
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