Exercises / Upper legs / Dumbbell Step-Up Lunge
Dumbbell Step-Up Lunge
Dumbbell Step-Up Lunge: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: dumbbell.
- Equipmentdumbbell
- Body partupper legs
- Primary muscles
- quads, glutes
- Secondary muscles
- hamstrings, calves
How to do it
- Stand in front of a step or platform with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your sides.
- Place your right foot on the step, ensuring your entire foot is on the surface.
- Push through your right heel and lift your body up onto the step, bringing your left foot up as well.
- Once both feet are on the step, lower your left foot back down to the starting position, keeping your right foot on the step.
- Repeat the movement, alternating which foot you step up with each time.
- Continue for the desired number of repetitions.