Single-leg Bench Get-up
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- Single Leg
Steps
- 1 Stand facing a sturdy bench or elevated surface, about a foot away.
- 2 Place one foot flat on the bench, ensuring your heel is secure and your knee is bent at roughly a 90-degree angle.
- 3 Push through the heel of the foot on the bench, engaging your glute and quad, to stand up fully on the bench.
- 4 Bring your non-working leg up so it is hovering or bent at the knee.
- 5 Slowly and with control, lower your non-working leg back to the floor, then follow with the working leg, returning to the starting position.