Leverage Deadlift

Also called machine deadlift, plate loaded deadlift and lever deadlift.

Works

Quads, plus glutes and hamstrings

Equipment

Machine

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

How to do it

Setup. Load the pins to an appropriate weight. Position yourself directly between the handles. Grasp the bottom handles with a comfortable grip, and then lower your hips as you take a breath. Look forward with your head and keep your chest up. This will be your starting position.

1. Return the weight to the starting position.

Cues

• Stand between the handles.
• Hips down, chest up.
• Push the floor away.
• Lock out with the glutes.

Common mistakes

• Rounding the back.
• Hips shooting up first.

Where to start

A starting point, not a law. Pick a weight you could lift two or three more times than the top of the range. Tempo is seconds down, pause, up. When every set hits the top of the range, add a little weight.

Go easy, or pick an alternative, if you have a cranky lower back. Pain that's sharp or gets worse set to set means stop.

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