Leverage Deadlift

Technique

How to perform Leverage Deadlift

1. Load the pins to an appropriate weight.
2. Position yourself directly between the handles.
3. Grasp the bottom handles with a comfortable grip, and then lower your hips as you take a breath.
4. Look forward with your head and keep your chest up.
5. This will be your starting position.
6. Push the ground away and stand up driving evenly through the whole foot.
7. Exhale as you reach the top.
8. Inhale as you squat back down and return the weight to the starting position.

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Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Biceps Femoris, Erector Spinae, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus.