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Incline Treadmill Walk

MachineCompoundEasy to learn
Front
Back
Primary Secondary

Works

Glutes, Calves

Also hamstrings, quads

You need

Treadmill, bike, stairs

How to do itPictures · 3 steps
1Step
2Step
Main musclesAlso working
  1. 1Incline 8–15%, at a pace you could talk at
  2. 2Stand tall and let your arms swing
  3. 3Hands off the rails

Most common mistake

Leaning on the handrails, which takes most of the work away.

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Research
63
Scored by hand
Results
Soon
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How lifters rate itBe the first
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Why research scores it 63
TransferGood
Injury protectionGood
PracticalityExcellent

Research behind these criteria

  • Transfer: Seitz et al., 2014 · Markovic, 2007 · Blagrove et al., 2018 · Rønnestad & Mujika, 2014
  • Injury protection: Lauersen et al., 2014 · van Dyk et al., 2019 · Harøy et al., 2019 · Webster & Hewett, 2018
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