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Single Arm Single-Leg Deadlift

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GrindKettlebell Deadlift

Feels Like

A steady strength rep: set starting position, then hinge forward — free leg extends, and control the drive to standing.

Main Muscles

Spinal erectors Hamstrings Glutes

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Angle

Adjusting the dials updates the Muscle target & Joint actions below.

Exercise Execution (3 steps)

Setup

Execution

Return

Muscle targetas performed — open Program to explore

Biceps Femoris (Long Head)Prime

Gluteus MaximusPrime

IliocostalisPrime

LongissimusPrime

SemimembranosusPrime

SemitendinosusPrime

SpinalisPrime

Adductor Magnus2nd

Gluteus Medius2nd

Gluteus Minimus2nd

Iliacus2nd

Interspinales2nd

Latissimus Dorsi2nd

Pectineus2nd

Piriformis2nd

Psoas Major2nd

Quadratus Lumborum2nd

Rectus Femoris2nd

Rotatores2nd

Sartorius2nd

Semispinalis Thoracis2nd

Tensor Fasciae Latae2nd

Stabilizers — held, not moved

Biceps Femoris (Short Head)Deltoid (Posterior)Dorsal Interossei (Hand)External ObliqueFlexor Digiti Minimi Brevis (Hand)Flexor Digitorum ProfundusFlexor Digitorum SuperficialisGastrocnemiusGracilisInfraspinatusInternal ObliqueIntertransversariiLumbricals (Hand)MultifidusPalmar InterosseiPectoralis Major (Sternal)PlantarisPopliteusRhomboid MajorRhomboid MinorSubscapularisSupraspinatusTeres MajorTeres MinorTransversus AbdominisTrapezius (Lower)Trapezius (Middle)Triceps Brachii

Joint actions — updates with your dials

Hip ExtensionSpine ExtensionHip AbductionHip FlexionFinger FlexionKnee FlexionScapular RetractionShoulder ExtensionSpine Lateral Flexion RightSpine Rotation Right

Common Mistakes

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