THERE ARE FEW more direct expressions of strength than the deadlift. The movement is as simple as anything else you'll find yourself doing in a gym: You pick a heavy load up off the ground, then you ...

The conventional deadlift and the Romanian deadlift are among the most popular and commonly programmed variations, but to the eye of a beginner they’re not easily distinguishable. Both, however, are ...

A snatch grip deadlift is an advanced variation of the traditional deadlift. The snatch grip is done with a wider grip on the barbell. Some weight lifters prefer a wider snatch grip because it’s more ...

WHETHER YOUR WORKOUT goal is to get stronger, gain muscle, or just to move better, the deadlift will be an integral exercise for your lifting routine. The compound exercise is a lower body staple, as ...

Deadlifts and Romanian deadlifts are full-body exercises. Deadlifts may be better for building overall strength and power, while Romanian deadlifts better target the glutes and hamstrings. Deadlifts ...

If you want to strengthen nearly the entirety of your body’s posterior kinetic chain—that’s fitness-speak for the backside of your body, including your butt, hamstrings, lower back, and back ...

We don’t know a more epic way to show off your strength than picking up a stacked barbell from the weight-room floor. The classic strength exercise engages one of the most innate human movement ...

In the first edition of our new Do It Right series, we cover one of the most important fitness skills you can master: how to deadlift properly. Deadlifting is the simple act of standing up while ...

The Romanian deadlift focuses on using the hip hinge movement to strengthen your glutes and hamstrings. Keep your back flat and spine neutral to prevent injury during Romanian deadlifts. You can do ...

Just two days before International Women’s Day, Tamara Walcott deadlifted a record-breaking 641 pounds. The 38-year-old, mother of two, broke her previous deadlift record of 636 pounds and set a new ...

Powerlifter Maciej Lasota (Australia) is on a mission to prove that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. In an ...