Deadlifts are an excellent way to work on your back, hips, and legs with one efficient movement. The key is activating your belly to help keep your back straight the entire range of motion.
- Stand holding a pair of medium-weight dumbbells in each hand, arms at your sides, with your knees slightly bent.
- Keeping your arms straight and knees slightly bent, slowly hinge forward from your hip joint, and lower the weights as far as possible keeping your back straight and belly engaged.
- Squeeze your glutes to slowly pull yourself up, tracking the weights along your leg line. Be sure not to use your back or round your spine.
- Do three sets of 12 reps.
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