Step Box Knee Up

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About

This exercise strengthens your glutes, thighs, and hip flexors while improving balance and coordination.

How to Step Box Knee Up

Starting Position

1. Stand in front of the step box and place one foot on it.

2. Keep your spine straight and engage your core.

Proper Form

1. Push up with your feet on the box and lift the opposite knee.

2. Slowly come down.

Breathing Technique

Exhale when you lift your knees, and inhale when you lower them.

Precautions

1. Keep your knees aligned so they don't come together inward.

2. Maintain your balance so your upper body doesn't lean forward.

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About

How to Step Box Knee Up

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

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Sets per workout is the only training variable that reliably predicts muscle growth.

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About

How to Step Box Knee Up

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

From the Community

Step Box Knee Up Related Reading

Sets per workout is the only training variable that reliably predicts muscle growth.

Rep range almost doesn't matter for muscle growth — what 4 RCTs actually say

Workout duration doesn't predict muscle growth — sets do, per a 2020 meta-analysis of 111 studies

Magnesium won't stop your muscle cramps — unless you're deficient, per a 2020 Cochrane review

10 sets per muscle group per week is probably enough — here's the number that actually matters.

Soreness is not a measure of muscle growth.

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