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How to Do Single-Leg High Box Squat

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the single-leg high box squat.

How to do it

1. Position a box in a rack. Secure a band or rope in place above the box.
2. Standing in front of it, step onto the box to a full standing position, letting your other leg remain unsupported. Hold onto the band for balance
3. . Continue stepping up and down on the same leg before switching to the opposite side.

Form tips

• Start light and own the movement before adding weight.
• Control the lowering phase — don't drop into it.
• Keep breathing; exhale on the hardest part.
• Stop if you feel sharp pain (different from muscle burn).

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.