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Dumbbell Step Up

Dumbbell Step Up mainly works the quads, with help from the glutes, adductors, and calves. A free weight exercise for legs.

Body part
Legs
Equipment
Free weight
Main muscle
Quads

Muscles worked

Also called

How to track it

Musclist logs Dumbbell Step Up as weight × reps. The weight starts from your last set, and the ± buttons step 2.5 kg (5 lb) at a time — the way this equipment usually goes up — though you can type any weight.