Dumbbells Deadlift

Hold a dumbbell in each hand in front of your thighs. Hinge at the hips and lower the dumbbells toward the floor, keeping your back flat. Stand up by driving your hips forward. Keep the movement controlled.

HAMSTRINGS · LOWER BODY

Dumbbells Deadlift: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Hold a dumbbell in each hand in front of your thighs.
Hinge at the hips and lower the dumbbells toward the floor, keeping your back flat.
Stand up by driving your hips forward.
Keep the movement controlled.

Muscles worked: Hamstrings
Primary muscle: Hamstrings
Equipment: Dumbbell
Movement pattern: Lower body
Difficulty: Intermediate
What it is for: StrengthHypertrophy

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