THERE ARE FEW more direct expressions of strength than the deadlift. The movement is as simple as anything else you'll find yourself doing in a gym: You pick a heavy load up off the ground, then you ...

WHEN YOU NEED to power up your posterior muscles, there are few more effective exercises than the deadlift. There's one deadlift variation that may have gotten lost in the weight room shadows, however ...

TO BALANCE OUT your lower body training, it helps to shift to one side. That might sound counterproductive, but it's the truth. Unilateral exercises—moves that require you to work on one side of the ...

When it comes to weight-training exercises, few are as popular as deadlifts. Trailing only behind bench press and squat exercises, according to one report, deadlifts have long been a favorite among ...

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“A deadlift is one of the most functional exercises you can perform at the gym and is extremely efficient in using a large number of muscle groups,” says Lauren Loberg, PT, DPT, sports physical ...

When you describe a deadlift, the exercise sounds almost easy. All you have to do, after all, is pick up a weight from the floor, then put it back down. But as anyone who's tried one knows, in ...

It's debatable whether the deadlift or the squat is the number one total-body strength training exercise. Regardless of which side you're on, they're both essential for stimulating massive amounts of ...

Traditional deadlifts are like black coffee-they work miracles without any fuss. But sometimes you need a little something more-an extra kick of caffeine, a little boost of flavor-so you opt for a ...