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Deadlift

Execution

  1. Stand up with your feet shoulder-width apart and a set of dumbbells or a kettlebell in front of your thighs.
  2. Push your hips back and lower the dumbbells until your torso is parallel to the floor.
  3. Bend your knees while moving down and keep the dumbbells as close to your legs as possible.
  4. Lower the dumbbells to just under your knees.
  5. Lift back up to the starting position and repeat.

Points of attention

  • Don’t lock your knees when you move back up.
  • Keep your chest lifted.
  • Slowly move down and lift with power.

Variations

PROGRESSION

Increase the weight of the dumbbells.
Single leg deadlift

REGRESSION
  • Use lighter weights.
  • Lower to just above your knees, not further.

Muscles involved

  • Glutes
  • Hamstrings
  • Shoulder muscles
  • Back muscles