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Deadlift
Profile: Compound
exercise for the upper and lower body groups
Suitability: Advanced
Target Muscles: Lats,
glutes and thighs
Equipment: Barbell,
Mirror
Start / End Phase
Mid Phase
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Use a weight that allows you to control
the exercise with strict form suited to your training goals
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Stand angled sideways on to a mirror so
you can observe your technique with your feet hip width apart
and your toes slightly turned out
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Take a shoulder length power grip on
the barbell. Bend your knees and keep your back flat. Roll the bar in towards
your shins
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Use the drag and lock technique by
bending your elbows slightly
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Inhale, then exhale as you lift the bar
and drive upwards through the ground up to a position where the bar is just above
your knees.
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Push your hips forward and straighten
your knees until your body is upright pushing your chest out and shoulders back
at the top of the movement.
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Inhale whilst returning towards the
start position but do not allow the bar to touch the floor or lock your elbows
out.
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