Why should you do Dumbbell Deadlifts in your 40's and beyond?

Dumbbell Deadlifts work your low back, glutes, hamstrings, and your core…

…and they’re a great exercise for longevity.

If you’re NOT currently doing Dumbbell Deadlifts on a regular basis, I highly recommend adding them to your routine.

In this short video, I show you the key form points for doing Dumbbell Deadlifts correctly.

Getting your form correct helps maximize the effects you get, but more importantly, helps you avoid injury.

1. Take a dumbbell in each hand and hold them in front of your thighs.
2. Take a shoulder width stance, align your spine, and stand tall.
3. Hinge forward, push your hips back, and allow the weights to glide down the front of your legs, keeping them as close to your legs as possible. Maintain a neutral spine throughout.
4. Lower until you feel a deep stretch in your hamstrings, then pause at the bottom.
5. Squeeze your glutes and hamstrings to lift the weight back to the start point, standing tall at the top.
6. Use the tempo of one, two, pause. This means two seconds down, pause, one seconds up, pause, etc, etc.

Some of the common mistakes people make when doing Dumbbell Deadlifts, are:

1. Bending your knees too much. This turns the movement into more of a squat, and will shift the load to your quadriceps (front of your thigh), instead of your hamstrings (back of your thigh).
2. Rounding your back throughout the movement. This can give you lower back pain, and potentially cause injury.

Aim to complete around 8-10 sets of Dumbbell Deadlifts each week, in whatever rep range suits you and your goals.

For strength gain, use a low rep range (3-6 reps) and add as heavy a weight as you can safely manage for that number of reps.

For muscle gain, use a mid rep range (8-12 reps) and add as heavy a weight as you can safely manage for that number of reps.

For endurance, use a high rep range (15-20 reps) and use a relatively light weight or resistance bands.

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