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Originally Posted by hazeldazel
yay - three of us started on the same day! Kewl, we can cheer each other on! I hope you guys aren't super sore!
The step-ups were pretty easy for me too. I used the bench-thingies they use in the aerobic classes and used three blocks underneath. It wasn't hard in a muscle-sense it was more time-consuming and tiring like I was doing an aerobic workout. I did realize after I got home that I was alternating legs on each rep so maybe that's it. Of course, I noticed today that now my quads aren't killing me so much, I'm noticing my calves are pretty sore too.
Good luck!
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Try using a higher step (ie a weight bench) so you can get the full ROM from the step-ups. You want to activate the glutes, and the lower step is not doing that much for you. Lower weights and higher step. Once you can do the higher step with lower (or no) weights, then begin adding weight.