Dumbbell Deadlifts
How to Do Dumbbell Deadlifts
- Place two dumbbells on the floor.
- Stand facing the dumbbells with your feet shoulder width apart.
- Bend knees and hips to lower your torso in a squatting movement,keep your back straight.
- At the bottom of the squat grip the dumbbells with an overhand grip,keeping your arms fully extended.
- Return to an upright position holding the dumbbells with your palms facing towards your body and extending your hips forward. Do not round your back.
- Return the dumbbells to the floor in the same manner you picked them up.
- Repeat.
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Dumbbell Deadlifts Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Dumbbell Deadlifts targets glutes & hip flexors and lower back and also works abs and calves and hamstrings and quadriceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: dumbbells.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Cable pull throughs / pulls, barbell step-ups and cable hip extensions. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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