Instructions
- Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
- Grasp the bar slightly wider than shoulder width
- Use an overhand or mixed grip
- Keep your legs straight
- Lift the bar by almost fully extending your hips and straightening your body so you are fully upright
- Pull shoulders back at the peak of the lift
- Lower the bar to the start position
Muscles involved
- Gluteus maximus
- Erector spinae
- Adductor magnus
- Biceps femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus