Repeat this exercise for three sets of thirty.
Box step down exercise.
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You can isolate bias one leg without any cheating using the other leg like on squats deadlifts or lunge variations furthermore depending on which direction ie forward sideways backwards the step down is you can preferentially bias either the glutes or the quads or work around people s mobility.
The box step up is a lower body exercise that targets the glutes quads and hamstrings.
Don t let your feet cross while climbing up the stairs.
So i just moved away from the exercise entirely.
Olson suggests slowing the movements down and avoid swinging your leg or using momentum.
Out of control i d step up and just collapse down from the box.
This exercise is suitable for all fitness levels.
This is an exercise we used clinically both for rehabilitation as well as an assessment tool.
Continue this stepping motion until you ve reached the top of the stairs.
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This will help further target the glutes.
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Step downs are a stable in my lower extremity rehab progressions and for good reason.
To do this you need a box or bench or step that s knee high.
Do fifteen repetitions per side.
It jarred my joints and i couldn t feel any sort of muscle work from it.
Left hand is holding weight right foot steps up on the box first once on the box bring the left knee up to chest height before placing it down on the box next to the right foot.