Car Deadlift

What it is

This compound pull is performed with specialized implements designed to lift heavy, often awkward, loads. It primarily develops your quadriceps, which initiate the powerful drive off the floor. You will also strongly engage your glutes, hamstrings, lower back, and forearms throughout the lift.

Technique tips

• Set your feet hip-width apart and lower your hips to grip the handles.
• Take a deep breath to brace your core and maintain a proud chest.
• Keep your lower back arched slightly and look straight ahead.
• Drive powerfully through your heels to initiate the upward movement.
• As you reach the top, pull your shoulder blades together and squeeze your glutes.
• Control the load during descent by bending at your hips, guiding it to the floor.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.