Barbell Deadlift — Working Set
An additional demonstration of the barbell deadlift pattern included in LIFTMOR research. An app video does not establish an appropriate working load.
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 — Working Set
Set up
- Bar over mid-foot, neutral spine, lats set, core braced.
Movement cues
- Drive through the floor
- Hips and shoulders rise together
- Neutral spine throughout
Avoid this
- Hips shooting up first
- Back rounding
Safety
Use the technique and load agreed with your supervising clinician. Completing 5×5 or matching camera cues does not establish readiness to increase weight.
Progress or regress
Make it easier
Make it harder
No progressions are listed here. Ask your clinician about adaptations.