Dumbbell Step Ups
Dumbbell Step Ups is a compound strength exercise using dumbbell that trains the quadriceps.
StrengthDumbbellIntermediateCompoundPush
Primary muscles: Quadriceps
Secondary muscles: Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings
How to do it
- Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).
- Place the right foot on the elevated platform. Step on the platform by extending the hip and the knee of your right leg. Use the heel mainly to lift the rest of your body up and place the foot of the left leg on the platform as well. Breathe out as you execute the force required to come up.
- Step down with the left leg by flexing the hip and knee of the right leg as you inhale. Return to the original standing position by placing the right foot of to next to the left foot on the initial position.
- Repeat with the right leg for the recommended amount of repetitions and then perform with the left leg.
Track it with MyoAmigo
MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Dumbbell Step Ups from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Quadriceps volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.
