Rickshaw Deadlift

What it is

This compound pulling exercise is a deadlift variation performed with a specialized rickshaw frame. It primarily strengthens your quadriceps. You will also engage your forearms, glutes, hamstrings, lower back, and trapezius muscles throughout the movement. You lift the weight by driving through your heels.

Technique tips

• Center your feet hip-width apart, gripping the handles by bending at your hips.
• Take a big breath, brace, and lower your hips while keeping your chest up.
• Drive through your heels to powerfully extend your hips and knees.
• As you stand, pull your shoulder blades together and push your hips forward.
• Control the weight's descent by smoothly bending at your hips.

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.