Dumbbell single leg deadlift

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Dumbbell single leg deadlift

Upper legs · Dumbbell

Target muscles

Glutes

Also works

HamstringsLower back

How to do it

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

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits