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Bottle Weighted Deadlift

Muscles involved

Executing the bottle weighted deadlift using dumbbells requires absolute precision to get the most out of every repetition. A classic mistake you will easily avoid by staying focused is rounding your lower back as you reach down, which shifts stress away from the targets. Keep the weight tight to your shins and push your hips backward so that your hamstrings and glutes do all the heavy lifting. Another common error is bending your knees excessively, effectively turning this hip hinge into a squat. Prioritizing proper form keeps the focus on your posterior chain where it truly belongs.

How to do it

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a filled water bottle in each hand, arms hanging straight down in front of your thighs. 2. Hinging at your hips and keeping your back straight, push your hips back and slide the bottles down your shins. 3. Pause at the bottom when you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, keeping the bottles close to your body. 4. Squeeze your glutes and drive your hips forward to return to the upright starting position.

Equipment required

Mancuernas

Muscles worked

Tips

- Keep the bottles close to your body, almost scraping your shins and thighs, to maintain proper leverage. - Hinge at your hips as if you're trying to close a car door with your glutes. - Maintain a neutral spine; your back should be straight, not arched or rounded. - Drive through your heels to initiate the upward phase of the deadlift.