Axle Deadlift
- Main muscles
- Lower back
- Also works
- Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Middle back, Quads, Traps
- Equipment
- Other equipment
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Compound · Pull
How to do it
- Approach the bar so that it is centered over your feet. You feet should be about hip width apart. Bend at the hip to grip the bar at shoulder width, allowing your shoulder blades to protract. Typically, you would use an over/under grip.
- With your feet and your grip set, take a big breath and then lower your hips and flex 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.
- Lower the bar by bending at the hips and guiding it to the floor.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Axle Deadlift work?
- Mainly the lower back, with help from the forearms, glutes, hamstrings, middle back, quads, traps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Other equipment.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated intermediate level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More lower back exercises
- Atlas Stone Trainer
- Atlas Stones
- Hyperextensions (Back Extensions)
- Keg Load
- Barbell Deadlift
- Deadlift with Bands
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.