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Step-up to balance alternatives

Machine taken, missing equipment, or something doesn't feel right? These exercises train the same main muscles as the step-up to balance, best matches first.

  1. Ball reverse lungeTrains the glutes and quads, same movement, needs medicine ball.
  2. Dumbbell overhead lungeTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, needs dumbbells.
  3. Dumbbell step-up with knee driveTrains the glutes and quads, same movement, needs dumbbells and plyo box or step.
  4. Front-rack barbell lungeTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, needs barbell and squat rack.
  5. Front-rack kettlebell reverse lungeTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, needs kettlebells.
  6. Goblet reverse lungeTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, needs kettlebells.
  7. Jumping lungeTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, no equipment.
  8. Kettlebell overhead reverse lungeTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, needs kettlebells.
  9. Landmine reverse lungeTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, needs barbell.
  10. Landmine split squatTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, needs barbell.
  11. Reverse lunge with knee driveTrains the quads and glutes, same movement, no equipment.
  12. Side boundTrains the glutes and quads, same movement, no equipment.

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