Modified Peterson Step Up
MODIFIED PETERSON STEP UP
The Modified Peterson Step Up exercise is used to increase terminal knee extension strength and function. Start by stepping onto a stepper, stair step, or weight plate to elevate one leg off the floor. Then go up on your toes with the elevated foot and proceed to raise your body up as you drop the heel down. Isolate the movement to the elevated leg by not pushing off of the floor with the lowered foot. To really challenge the knee extensors, raise your body up without using momentum as well.
Muscles Involved:
Quadriceps
Vastus Medialis Oblique
Related Conditions:
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain (MCL)
Meniscus Tear
Post-Surgical Knee Pain
Patellar Tendinitis / Patellar Tendinopathy
Quadriceps Tendinitis / Quadriceps Tendinopathy
Runner’s Knee / Jumper’s Knee
Osgood Schlatter’s Disease
Vastus Medialis Oblique Strain