Barbell Coan Deadlift
Glutes · Barbell
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- Main muscle
- Glutes
- Also works
- Hamstrings, Back, Quads, Forearms
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Movement type
- Strength
How to do it
- Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart and your toes pointing slightly outward. Position a barbell over the middle of your feet, and squat down to grip the barbell with both hands inside your legs, using an overhand grip.
- Brace your core and drive through your heels as you extend your knees and hips simultaneously, keeping the barbell close to your legs throughout the lift.
- Stand fully upright squeezing your glutes at the top of the exercise. Keep your shoulders back, and the bar resting against your thighs.
- Hinge at your hips first, then bend your knees to lower the barbell under control along the same path until it returns to the floor.
Keep in mind
- Keep the barbell as close to your body as possible throughout the lift and avoid rounding your lower back.
- Drive through your heels while extending your hips and keep your chest up.
- Avoid jerking the bar from the floor during the beginning of the lift and lower the barbell in a controlled fashion while hinging at the hip joint.
- Exhale as you complete the lift and inhale before beginning the next repetition.
