Muscles worked
glutes, hamstrings, lower back
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dumbbell single leg deadlift
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- dumbbell
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- hamstrings
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in your right hand.
- 2
Shift your weight onto your left leg and lift your right foot slightly off the ground.
- 3
Keeping your back straight, hinge forward at the hips and lower the dumbbell towards the ground.
- 4
At the same time, extend your right leg straight behind you, maintaining a slight bend in your left knee.
- 5
Lower the dumbbell until your torso and right leg are parallel to the ground.
- 6
Pause for a moment, then engage your glutes and hamstrings to return to the starting position.
- 7
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.
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