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Dumbbell Box Step-Up exercise illustration

Dumbbell Box Step-Up

Stepping up onto a box with a dumbbell in each hand until you stand tall on it, a loaded single leg move for the quads and glutes.

Body part
Legs
Equipment
Dumbbell
Category
Strength
Pattern
Lunge
Mainly works
Quadriceps and glutes
Also
Hamstrings and calves

Cues

  1. Whole foot on the box
  2. Knee over the second toe
  3. Drive up through the heel; step down slowly