Barbell Deadlift
A barbell hinge movement used within the supervised LIFTMOR exercise program. The trial evaluated the whole program, not the effect of deadlifts alone.
Silent demonstration
Example dosage
Library examples are not a personal prescription. Follow the dose and movement version agreed for your plan.
- Sets
- 5
- Reps
- 5
- Intensity
- Clinician-directed load
- Rest
- 2–3 min
Research context: the LIFTMOR abstract reports 5 sets of 5 at >85% 1RM in selected postmenopausal women under close supervision (Watson et al., 2018; doi:10.1002/jbmr.3284). This is not your prescribed load. Your supervising clinician determines preparation, sets, reps, load and rest.
Bone load
Equipment
Written exercise guide
Barbell Deadlift
Set up
- Bar over mid-foot, feet hip-width.
- Hinge at the hips and grip the bar, keeping a tall, neutral spine.
- Set the lats, lift the chest, brace the core.
Movement cues
- Push the floor away and drive the hips forward — the bar stays close to the legs.
- Keep a neutral spine from head to tailbone the entire lift.
- Lock out by squeezing the glutes, then hinge back down with control.
Avoid this
- Rounding the back to reach the bar
- Jerking the bar off the floor
- Hyperextending at lockout
Safety
Use the spinal position and load agreed with your clinician. Technique does not remove fracture risk. Avoid forcing the movement and build load gradually with qualified guidance.
Progress or regress
Make it harder
No progressions are listed here. Ask your clinician about adaptations.