Muscles worked
glutes, hamstrings, lower back
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dumbbell single leg deadlift with stepbox support
- 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
Place your left foot on a stepbox or elevated surface behind you.
- 3
Keeping your back straight and core engaged, hinge forward at the hips, lowering the dumbbell towards the ground.
- 4
As you lower the dumbbell, simultaneously lift your left leg behind you, maintaining a straight line from head to heel.
- 5
Lower the dumbbell until you feel a stretch in your right hamstring, then return to the starting position.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.
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