The deadlift is a weight and strength training exercise in which a loaded barbell is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, with the torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises, along with the squat and bench press,[1] as well as a frequent lift in strongman. It is also occasionally used in armlifting (sport of grip strength). The deadlift is widely considered the King of all exercises.[2]
Deadlift phases
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Two styles of deadlift are commonly used in competition settings: the conventional deadlift and the sumo deadlift.[3] While both of these styles are permitted under the rules of powerlifting, only the conventional stance is permitted in strongman.[4]
- ^ Vaughan-Ellis, Nicolas (2013). "Introduction". Powerlifting: Training, Techniques and Performance. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1-84797-575-1.
- ^ Chris Loomis CPT EMT (24 November 2023). "THE DEADLIFT: The King Of Exercises". Operator Fitness LLC. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Stoppani, Jim (2015). Jim Stoppani's Encyclopedia of Muscle and Strength (2 ed.). Champaign: Human Kinetics. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-4504-5974-7.
- ^ Chris Loomis CPT EMT (16 August 2024). "What We Learned Deadlifting with Strongman Rob Kearney". www.gymsportz.sg. Retrieved 15 November 2024.