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How to Do Deadlift with Bands

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the deadlift with bands.

Deadlift with Bands animated demonstration from start to end position
Main musclesLower Back
Also worksForearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Upper & Mid Back, Quads, Traps
EquipmentBarbell
LevelExpert
TypePowerlifting

How to do it

  1. To deadlift with short bands, simply loop them over the bar before you start, and step into them to set up. For long bands, they will need to be anchored to a secure base, such as heavy dumbbells or a rack.
  2. With your feet, and your grip set, take a big breath and then lower your hips and bend the knees until your shins contact the bar. Look forward with your head, keep your chest up and your back arched, and begin driving through the heels to move the weight upward. After the bar passes the knees, aggressively pull the bar back, pulling your shoulder blades together as you drive your hips forward into the bar.
  3. Lower the bar by bending at the hips and guiding it to the floor.

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Gear for this exercise

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.

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