One-Arm Side Deadlift
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also works
- Abs, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower back, Traps
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Level
- Expert
- Type
- Compound · Pull
How to do it
- Stand to the side of a barbell next to its center. Bend your knees and lower your body until you are able to reach the barbell.
- Grasp the bar as if you were grabbing a briefcase (palms facing you since the bar is sideways). You may need a wrist wrap if you are using a significant amount of weight. This is your starting position.
- Use your legs to help lift the barbell up while exhaling. Your arms should extend fully as bring the barbell up until you are in a standing position.
- Slowly bring the barbell back down while inhaling. Tip: Make sure to bend your knees while lowering the weight to avoid any injury from occurring.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
- Switch arms and repeat the movement.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the One-Arm Side Deadlift work?
- Mainly the quads, with help from the abs, calves, glutes, hamstrings, lower back, traps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Barbell.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated expert level, so learn simpler versions first.
- 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 quads exercises
- Barbell Full Squat
- Barbell Hack Squat
- Barbell Lunge
- Barbell Side Split Squat
- Barbell Squat
- Barbell Squat To A Bench
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.