Deadlift
A repeatable deadlift setup, how to brace before the bar moves, the four faults that round your back, and how sumo differs from conventional.
Movement pattern · 4 entries
A repeatable deadlift setup, how to brace before the bar moves, the four faults that round your back, and how sumo differs from conventional.
Bench height, foot position, the rib and chin cues that stop it becoming a back extension, and why it beats squats for glute development.
Why knee flexion trains hamstrings that RDLs miss, seated versus lying compared, and the hip position that changes which part you load.
The RDL is a hip hinge, not a squat or a back extension. Setup, the bar path that matters, four faults that move the work into your lower back, and how to load it.