Tall Step Height
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wendymin72
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I believe the general rule of thumb for the height of a tall step is to have your quad parallel with the floor...You should never go higher than that...HTH
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I use whatever height I can handle. If you try to use a step that's too high for you, you could cause injury, and you will probably use poor form and/or not be able to do the entire set, which will not give you the results you're looking for. When doing the leg press I use 10", and I'm hoping I'm going to be able to move up to 12" very soon. Believe me, you will be able to use the step height that you want to eventually, give it time! I've improved 4" since I started doing Cathe's workouts!
In the workout Cathe uses a 14" high step....the platform and 5 risers. The platform is 4" and the risers are each 2". To my knowledge that's the highest step she uses because to go higher is not necessary and could cause injury, especially if you're using heavy weights.
Hope that helps!
In the workout Cathe uses a 14" high step....the platform and 5 risers. The platform is 4" and the risers are each 2". To my knowledge that's the highest step she uses because to go higher is not necessary and could cause injury, especially if you're using heavy weights.
Hope that helps!
O.K....I thought it looked like they were using 16" or something. The high step I got said the platform was 4 1/2", and the risers two inches.
I used to use 14" when using tall box work before (used the firm box), I did step ups yesterday with this box (not a particular workout, just doing them while watching the boob tube) and I had many pros and cons at this height. I am 5'4", so I was just a tad shy of being parallel. I really concentrated on putting my weight through the heel, and found that I could perform more reps, but didn't seem as challenging. However, I'm sure once I do a true workout from a dvd/video, it will be perfect at this height. Oh well....experimentation, experimentation, experimentation!!! ;-)
I used to use 14" when using tall box work before (used the firm box), I did step ups yesterday with this box (not a particular workout, just doing them while watching the boob tube) and I had many pros and cons at this height. I am 5'4", so I was just a tad shy of being parallel. I really concentrated on putting my weight through the heel, and found that I could perform more reps, but didn't seem as challenging. However, I'm sure once I do a true workout from a dvd/video, it will be perfect at this height. Oh well....experimentation, experimentation, experimentation!!! ;-)