Cable Crossunder Step-down
Cable Crossunder Step-down is a unilateral lower body, core, and mobility exercise training the hip, knee, ankle, and lumbar spine across the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes, using Cable and Low Box.
- Laterality
- Unilateral
- Planes
- Sagittal · Frontal · Transverse
- Equipment
- Cable · Low Box
- Primary joints
- Hip · Knee · Ankle · Lumbar Spine
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Stand in front of a cable machine set at a low position and place your foot on the cable handle or attachment, then step down and across — performing a crossunder step-down that combines ankle dorsiflexion, knee control, and hip stability simultaneously. Lower yourself slowly by bending the stance-leg knee as the other leg steps down and under, keeping the trunk tall and the knee tracking over the toes. Breathe in as you lower and exhale as you return to the start position. Avoid letting the stance knee cave or the cable pull you off balance — feel single-leg stability through the entire chain from ankle to hip.
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Training profile
Fascial lines
Joints
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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