Deadlift with Bands

What it is

This compound exercise enhances the traditional deadlift by adding progressive resistance from bands. It primarily strengthens your lower back, glutes, and hamstrings, while also engaging your core and upper back.

Technique tips

• Properly secure bands: loop short bands over the bar, or anchor long bands to a rack.
• Take a deep breath and brace your core firmly before initiating each lift.
• Maintain a flat back and proud chest throughout the entire movement.
• Drive through your heels, pushing the floor away as you stand up.
• Initiate the descent by pushing your hips back, then bending your knees.
• Keep the bar close to your body throughout the lift and descent.

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.