11/12 Friday - Strength Movement Of The Week
Video: barbell step-ups
Step-Up For Muscular Development
You won't find a better exercise for building the lower body than the squat. However, that doesn't mean squats should be the only tool in your toolbox!
Recently, single-leg training has been championed as a suitable alternative to bilateral squatting, with split squat and lunge variations being the go-to choices for folks seeking a break from the heavy barbell.
However, few trainers are prescribing the step-up, another functional, unilateral, multi-joint movement that has a high carryover to many activities of daily living and sport. And that's a mistake, cause the step-up is actually a lot more than just a "poor man's squat."
Drs. Angel Spassov and Terry Todd made the following observation in their article, Bulgarian Leg Training Secrets:
"One thing coaches in the Soviet Union and Bulgaria noticed was that those athletes, both lifters and those in other sports, who dropped the squat and used the high step-up developed more complete muscularity than those who simply squatted.
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