Explosive Step-Up

Driving up off a box with one foot so hard you leave it, the other knee driving high, for power in each leg.

Body part

Legs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Category

Plyometrics

Pattern

Jump

Mainly works

Quadriceps and glutes

Also

Calves and hip flexors

Cues

1. One foot on the box
2. Drive up hard
3. Knee high, land softly