Barbell Deadlift
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Difficulty
Medium_to_Hard
Equipment Needed
Barbbell
Starting Position
Standing
Procedure
- Find the appropriately weighted barbbell.
- Hold the barbbell out in front of your legs with one hand under the bar and the other hand over the bar.
- Tighten your stomach.
- Squat down until you reach a 90-degree bend at the knee.
- Push through your heels and drive upward to the starting position and repeat.
Coaching Keys
- Use a small board under your heels if you are leaning to far forward.
- Make sure to keep the pressure on your heels throughout the movement.
- Keep the abdominals tight.
- Don’t let the knees buckle inward.
You Should Feel it...
In your thighs, abdominals, and arms.
Exercise Purpose
Improves overall body strength and teaches muscles to work together.
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