Exercises / Upper legs / Barbell Deadlift
Barbell Deadlift
Barbell Deadlift: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: barbell. Level: intermediate.
- Equipmentbarbell
- Levelintermediate
- Forcepull
- Typecompound
- Body partupper legs
- Primary muscles
- glutes, hamstrings
- Secondary muscles
- lower back
How to do it
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and the barbell on the ground in front of you.
- Bend your knees and hinge at the hips to lower your torso and grip the barbell with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your back straight and chest lifted as you drive through your heels to lift the barbell off the ground, extending your hips and knees.
- As you stand up straight, squeeze your glutes and keep your core engaged.
- Lower the barbell back down to the ground by bending at the hips and knees, keeping your back straight.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.