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DRSTEP UP vs. STEP DOWN; why do we care!? 👇
first, save this to refer back to and share with your gym partner 👯♀️
⬆️ a step up is more of a power oriented movement that starts at the bottom and moves to a standing position
it’s faster, requires a big push through the foot and achieves full hip extension at the top
this is important to train for force production through mainly a single leg
you can load this one heavier as its concentric action demands less control and more load
⬇️ a step down is going to be more force absorption
this means tempo matters!!! you think about going as slow as you can to build and maintain tension throughout
this move starts at the top standing while you allow one leg to slowly reach back for the ground
the goal is to barely tap the ground (IF you can even reach the ground) and use still the leg that is on the step to push yourself back up
this one is done with less additional load than a step up and requires the person performing to movement to really understand how to hold tension in a muscle
↕️ they are both extremely useful as it’s a large range of motion with the hip in flexion (& ankle in dorsiflexion which is another entire convo)
hip in flexion means the lower glute is going to be in a stretched position which makes the glute max a huge target tissue
when the glute max is strong and powerful… that’s the 🍑 everyone wants!
shoutout to @projectsunny for helping me demo this 🙌
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