CoopersGuns Health, Fitness & BodyBuilding http://www.coopersguns.com advancement in training through intelligent research Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:29:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 en Deadlift http://www.coopersguns.com/videos/exercise-encyclopedia/erector/deadlift/ http://www.coopersguns.com/videos/exercise-encyclopedia/erector/deadlift/#comments Wed, 31 May 2006 18:07:13 +0000 Mark News http://www.coopersguns.com/exercise-encyclopedia/erector/deadlift/ Instructions Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight Grasp the bar slightly wider than shoulder width Use an overhand or mixed grip Lift the bar by almost fully extending your knees and hips Pull shoulders back at the peak of the lift Lower the bar to the start position Muscles involved Gluteus [...]]]>
Muscles Used

Instructions

  • Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
  • Grasp the bar slightly wider than shoulder width
  • Use an overhand or mixed grip
  • Lift the bar by almost fully extending your knees and hips
  • Pull shoulders back at the peak of the lift
  • Lower the bar to the start position

Muscles involved

  • Gluteus maximus
  • Adductor magnus
  • Rectus femoris
  • Vastus lateralis
  • Vastus medialis
  • Vastus intermedius
  • Erector spinae
  • Biceps femoris
  • Semitendinosus
  • Semimembranosus
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