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Single-Leg High Box Squat
Single-Leg High Box Squat is a beginner strength exercise. It works the quadriceps, with help from the glutes and hamstrings.
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- Main muscles
- quadriceps
- Also works
- glutes, hamstrings
How to do it
- Position a box in a rack. Secure a band or rope in place above the box.
- Standing in front of it, step onto the box to a full standing position, letting your other leg remain unsupported. Hold onto the band for balance
- . Continue stepping up and down on the same leg before switching to the opposite side.
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Similar exercises
- Bodyweight Walking Lunge · other, beginner
- Trap Bar Deadlift · other, beginner
- Suspended Split Squat · other, intermediate
- Weighted Squat · other, intermediate
- Barbell Side Split Squat · barbell, beginner
- Barbell Squat · barbell, beginner
- Barbell Walking Lunge · barbell, beginner
- Bodyweight Squat · body only, beginner
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).