Step Up (Barbell)
Trains the quadriceps, with help from the glutes, hamstrings and calves. You need a barbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
Technique
How to do the Step Up (Barbell)
- Stand facing a bench with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a barbell across your upper back with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Step up onto the bench with your right foot, pressing through your heel to lift your body up.
- Bring your left foot up to meet your right foot on the bench, standing fully upright.
- Step back down with your left foot, followed by your right foot, returning to the starting position. Repeat the movement, alternating the leading leg, for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Push through your heel of the leading foot to maximize glute and quadriceps activation.
- Breathe steadily, exhaling as you step up and inhaling as you step down.
- Use a weight that allows for proper form and control throughout the exercise to prevent strain or injury.
- Ensure the bench is stable and secure to prevent any movement during the exercise.
Muscles worked
What Step Up (Barbell) trains
In the programs
None of our programs use the Step Up (Barbell)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a quadriceps exercise that is, there are 30 on the Quadriceps page.
Substitutes
Swap Step Up (Barbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Step Up (Barbell) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.