Knee caves on the step-up drive
Glute med fails on the concentric step-up portion.
Overactive muscles
Adductor complexTFL
Corrective work
Foam RollAdductors↗Foam RollTFL↗StretchButterfly adductor stretch↗Lunge · Lower Body
Step-Up to Reverse Lunge
Coaching cues
- Step up onto a box with one leg; stand fully at the top
- Step down and immediately step back into a reverse lunge
- Return to start; all reps on one side then switch
- Combines concentric step-up power with eccentric lunge control
Common faults 2
Trunk pitches forward on the reverse lunge
Hip flexors are not recovered from the step-up before the reverse lunge.
Overactive muscles
Hip flexorsErector spinae
Corrective work
Foam RollHip flexors↗StretchHalf-kneeling hip flexor stretch↗