stacking up vs step-up

stacking up

step-up

noun
  • An increase. 

  • A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously. 

adj
  • That increases in stages. 

  • That increases a voltage. 

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