StrengthIntermediate
Deadlift
Muscles involved
GlutesHamstringsLower backGrip
Equipment
Barbell or dumbbells.
Home version
Dumbbell Romanian deadlift.
Benefits
- • Builds posterior chain strength
- • Reinforces safe hip-hinge mechanics for lifting
- • Strong carryover to daily lifting tasks
Common mistakes
- • Rounding the back instead of hinging at the hips
- • Bar drifting away from the shins
- • Hyperextending at the top