TECHNIQUE: Start with your feet underneath the barbell with the barbell against your shins. Hinge at the hips and allow a slight knee bend. Engage the lats, brace the core, and drive through your heels as you engage the gluts to bring the hips forward. Keeping the bar tight against you, hinge the hips and lower the bar back to the start position. ADVANTAGES: The deadlift is a great hamstring strength movement and all around posterior chain movement. It allows you to work the hinge movement while you strengthen the glutes and hamstrings FAULTS: Take care to brace the core and not round the back. The 'lifting' should all come from the legs and your torso is just held tight. SCALING: If you find that you cannot easily reach the ground (due to tight hamstrings) you can deadlift from an elevated position. Or set the bar up in a rack and just deadlift from the upright position to the knees and back up. ONLINE TRAINING: www.sandandsteelfitness.com/online-training EXERCISE DATABASE: www.sandandsteelfitness.com/exercise-database PERSONAL TRAINING www.sandandsteelfitness.com/personal-training

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