How do you perform a Single Arm Deadlift?
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart and hold a weight in one hand.
- Keep your back straight and your shoulders back as you slowly bend forward from your hips.
- Keep your knees slightly bent and lower the weight close to your leg.
- Bend until you can go no further, preferably until the weight touches the floor.
- Inhale and slowly come up by extending only your knees at first.
- Once the weight is level with your knees, extend your hips as you pull the weight further up your leg.
- Keep your back straight and your shoulders back as you perform the movement.
- You can keep your other arm out to the side for better balance.
Common faults
- Round (convex) back during performance.
- Look down or up instead of straight ahead.
- No controlled movement in execution.
- Not good breathing technique.
- Not bending the knees enough, so that too much is pulled on the lower back.