Some lifts are less conventional than others – and their popularity on social media doesn’t automatically mean they deserve a spot in your programme. But behind-the-back deadlifts (also known as the ...

Deadlifts and Romanian deadlifts (RDL) are both popular lower-body exercises. While they are similar, there is one key difference: A deadlift starts with the weight on the floor, while a RDL starts in ...

Over the past decade, military fitness tests have evolved from purely calisthenics and cardio testing to incorporating weightlifting, including the bodyweight bench press and the hex bar deadlift. The ...

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The deadlift is a compound move that works many muscle groups. These include your glutes, quadriceps, adductors, hamstrings, core, and piriformis, according to the American Council on Exercise. The ...

If you’re new to the gym, chances are someone’s already told you the best bang-for-your-buck move is the deadlift, and they’re not wrong. This full-body compound lift hits nearly every major muscle ...

Liu Weiqiang has broken a Guinness World record, and all he had to do was, quite literally, lift a finger. The Chinese fitness influencer deadlifted a jaw-dropping 144 kilograms with just his middle ...

Eddie Hall’s famous deadlift record has been officially broken by his greatest rival. The former ‘World’s Strongest Man’ took an L when he boxed Thor Bjornsson in March 2022. Three years later, Eddie ...

Jason M. Cholewa, Ozan Atalag, Anastasia Zinchenko, Kelly Johnson, Menno Henselmans. (2019) Anthropometrical Determinants of Deadlift Variant Performance. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (18), ...

A strong set of glutes is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. Not only can a rock solid butt literally propel you through life, it can also lower your risk of niggling pain and injury. That’s ...

‘Are you sure you’re just 80kg?’ Cali Joseph deadlifts Phil Daoust at the Fantastic Creatures gym in Walthamstow, east London.Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian One of the lovely things about ...