One of the first exercises I give a new client is the step up, curl and press...
Why Do It?
- It targets multiple muscles at once: quadriceps, glutes, biceps, and shoulders
- Enhances your core stability
- Increases your coordination
- Ramps up the metabolic demand of your workout by increasing heart rate and # of muscles being used
- Great exercise for a weight loss program
How To Make It Easier?
- Keep both feet on top of the step, don't balance on a single leg
- Try only the step up and curl, skip the press part of the exercise
- Keep your eyes focused on a point on the floor in front of you
How To Make It Harder?
- Use only one dumbbell at a time instead of two
How Do I Use It In My Routine?
- Perfect exercise to start a total body routine with
- An excellent warm-up exercise to do before a workout
- Can be used on 'bicep' or 'shoulder' day within your workout split
- Be sure to alternate legs on every rep or at least for the following sets
- Note that 12 reps on each leg equals 24 reps on your biceps and shoulders
- Pick a weight by what you do for bicep curls, not by your shoulder press weight as you may not be able curl it.
