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Deadlift
advancedbarbellcompound exercise
Muscles worked
Primary: hamstrings, glutes, back
Secondary: forearms
Correct technique
- 1Bar over mid-foot, feet hip-width apart.
- 2Bend down, grab the bar just outside your knees, shins touching the bar.
- 3Breathe in, brace your core, back straight, shoulders over the bar.
- 4Push your feet into the floor and lift the bar along your body to standing. Lower the same way.
Breathing: Big breath and brace before every rep, exhale at the top.
Common mistakes
- ✕Rounded back.
- ✕The bar is far from your body.
- ✕Leaning back at the top.
Caution if you have pain
If you have pain in your back, choose a gentler variation. In your custom plan we leave it out completely in that case.
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