CROSSOVER DEADLIFTS

This is an anti-rotation low back exercise that is a variant of the CONVENTIONAL DEADLIFT exercise. Start with a kettlebell beside one of your feet. Hinge at the hips and rotate through the torso to grab the weight with the opposite side’s hand. Pull the weight off the floor by standing up straight and set it back down on the same side by completing a unilateral deadlift motion.

Muscles Involved:

• Hamstrings

• Gluteus Maximus

• Erector Spinae

• Quadratus Lumborum

• Core (Transverse Abdominis, Obliques)

• Posterior Chain

• Functional Back Line

Related Conditions:

• Non-Specific Low Back Pain

• Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome

• Thoracolumbar Syndrome

• Back Strength Training

• Lumbar Facet Syndrome

• Chronic Low Back Pain

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