Deadlift
- Advanced
- Barbell
Bar close, neutral spine: push the floor away
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Back
- Secondary:
- Glutes, Hamstrings
How to do it
- Set the feet under the bar at hip width.
- With a flat back, push the floor and extend hips and knees together.
- Lock out at the top without hyperextending; lower under control.
Common mistakes
- Rounding the back.
- Pulling with the arms instead of pushing with the legs.
Tips
- Keep the bar against the body.
- Brace the core before pulling.