The Benefits – Here comes the king of all back exercises! This mainly stress the lower back muscles, but deadlift is an overall power exercise, that involves more muscles than any other exercise. It also develops the upper back, traps, hips, thighs and glutes and yes, even calfs. Deadlift build the strength in your lower back that will assist the other power movements by using a heavier weights.

Execution - Place a barbell on the floor. Take a straddled position. Bend your knees and lean forward until your thighs are almost parallel to the floor. Graps the bar at the shoulder width. Keep your back straight and tight. Lift the barbell by straighten your legs and when the bar comes close the knees, straighten up until you stand upright. Then throw the chest out and pull the shoulders back. Lower the weight by bending the knees and lean forward from the waist until the weights touch the floor.

Tips – To avoid the back injury, always keep the back straight and tight. When you are working with the heavy weights, grasp the bar one hand in an overhand grip, the other in an underhand grip.