Exercise Lab

Hanging Deadlifts


Equipment

  • Barbell

Muscle Groups

  • Back
  • Hips & Buttocks
  • Legs

Purposes

  • Lower back strength
  • Glute strength
  • Hamstrings strength

Description

  • Start with the barbell held at the front of your thighs, hands placed hip-width apart.
  • Keeping your chest up and your back straight at all time, slowly bend at the hips and the knees.
  • Keep the barbell close to your thighs while lowering it to mid-shin level, then lift it back up to a standing position.

ProTip

  • "Brace" the trunk muscles throughout (as if preparing to receive a punch)

Mistakes

  • Rounding the back
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