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Bodyweight progression

Step-Up

Trains quads first, with real work landing on glutes, hamstrings, calves and more.

Muscle contribution per set

Quads1
Glutes.50
Hamstrings.20
Calves.15
Core.15

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
1pause
1up
0squeeze

Step-up with tempo; builds quad and glute drive plus unilateral stability.

Drive through whole foot of working leg; avoid pushing off back leg.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Schoenfeld BJ, Ogborn DI, Krieger JW.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by reps, not weight — you earn harder sets, longer holds, or extra reps rather than plates.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.