Deadlift with Bands
Works the lower back.
- Primary muscles
- Lower back
- Secondary muscles
- Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Middle back, Quads, Traps
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Level
- Expert
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force
- Pull
How to do it
- To deadlift with short bands, simply loop them over the bar before you start, and step into them to set up. For long bands, they will need to be anchored to a secure base, such as heavy dumbbells or a rack.
- With your feet, and your grip set, take a big breath and then lower your hips and bend the knees until your shins contact the bar. Look forward with your head, keep your chest up and your back arched, and begin driving through the heels to move the weight upward. After the bar passes the knees, aggressively pull the bar back, pulling your shoulder blades together as you drive your hips forward into the bar.
- Lower the bar by bending at the hips and guiding it to the floor.
Track it
Log every set in Pensum. It keeps your best sets and estimates your one-rep max as you go. Estimate your 1RM now.
More Lower back exercises
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- Deadlift with Chains Barbell
- Deficit Deadlift Barbell
- Rack Pull with Bands Barbell
- Rack Pulls Barbell
- Reverse Band Deadlift Barbell
- Seated Good Mornings Barbell
- Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning Barbell