Strength discipline · Household
Step-up
Step-up is a strength discipline in BYOH, trained with household and building legs and quickness. Its ladder runs from 5 reps at Level 1 to 200+ reps at Level 9, and Level 10 is the world record.
The ten levels
BYOH measures a discipline in ten cleared levels. Level 9 is a genuine feat; Level 10 is the standing world record, which is there to be looked at rather than reached.
Step-up starts at Level 1 with 5 reps. Level 5 asks for 55 reps, and Level 9 - the last level a person can train towards - 200+ reps. The largest single jump is from Level 8 to Level 9, 145 reps to 200+ reps.
| Level | Target |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 reps |
| 2 | 15 reps |
| 3 | 25 reps |
| 4 | 40 reps |
| 5 | 55 reps |
| 6 | 75 reps |
| 7 | 105 reps |
| 8 | 145 reps |
| 9 | 200+ reps |
| 10 · Legend | Provisional legend benchmark |
The record past Level 9
Step-up — Provisional legend benchmark.
Guinness lists step-ups only with a weighted pack or across 24 hours. Neither is a plain step onto a stair. This is a provisional benchmark rather than a governed record.
How it is done
- Stand facing a stair or a stable box at about knee height.
- Step up and stand tall without pushing off the trailing foot.
- Step down under control. Both legs together make one repetition.
How the attempt is judged
A level only means something if two heroes clearing it have done the same thing. These are the rules BYOH counts an attempt by — they are the rules of a game, not coaching.
- What counts as one
- One repetition is stepping up to standing tall on one leg and stepping down again. Both legs together make one repetition.
- The set
- One unbroken set. You may pause in the supported position for as long as you like; the set ends the moment you leave it.
- What you need
- A stair or stable box at about knee height - between 40 and 50 cm. The supported position is standing on the floor.
- What ends it
- Pushing off with the trailing foot, or a hand on a rail for anything but light balance, does not count.
What it builds
Step-up feeds Legs and Quickness in a hero’s record, working glutes, quadriceps.
- Glutes
- Quadriceps
- Hamstrings
- Coordination & balance
- Calves
Step-up is one of 32 strength disciplines. It shares its household requirement with 6 other strength disciplines. Legs is also built by bodyweight squat, dumbbell lunges, dumbbell clean and 5 more, and a broad attribute needs several of them rather than one taken far.
Quests that ask for it
- The Furnished GymDiscipline · Level 1
- Table, Chair and StairDiscipline · Level 3
- Every Room a GymDiscipline · Level 5
- Nothing But the HouseDiscipline · Level 7
- Standing LeapPath · Level 4
- One Leg at a TimePath · Level 4
Put it on a record
BYOH turns these levels into a hero: what you clear becomes attributes, quests and a character that grows with your training. It is free, and in open alpha.
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