Core · Bodyweight
Incline Mountain Climber on Stepbox
How to do the incline mountain climber on stepbox, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Place both hands on a sturdy step box and walk your feet back into a plank at an incline, hands under your shoulders and body in a straight line. Drive one knee toward your chest, then quickly switch legs in a running motion, keeping your hips level and core braced as you alternate at a steady pace.
- 1Abs and hip flexors driving each knee toward your chest
- 2Shoulders stacked over your hands on the box
- 3Core working to keep your hips level and spine stable
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag or pike up out of plank line
- Swinging your legs with momentum instead of driving the knees
- Holding your breath or rounding your shoulders
Muscles worked
The incline mountain climber on stepbox mainly works the lower abs, with the upper abs, hip flexors, obliques, quads, and glutes assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- TricepsMinor
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the incline mountain climber on stepbox for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.