Conventional Deadlift

Start

Finish

similar: Clean Deadlift

How to do it

Hinge hips, neutral spine, push floor away, lock out tall.

Muscles worked

Primary: hamstrings · Also works: glutes, back, core

Equipment

Barbell, Full gym

Common mistakes

• Rounding lower back
• Bar drifting forward
• Hips shooting up early

Variations

• Romanian deadlift
• Trap-bar deadlift
• Deficit deadlift

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
• Hip Thrust
• Kettlebell Swing

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a lower back problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

Related exercises

• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifthamstrings
• Downward-Facing Doghamstrings
• Seated Forward Foldhamstrings
• Lying Leg Curlhamstrings
• Nordic Hamstring Curlhamstrings
• Single-Leg Romanian Deadlifthamstrings