Deficit deadlift

Barbell, low platform or plates

Also called deficit conventional deadlift

Stand on a raised platform and pull a barbell from below floor level, keeping the back flat as the bar leaves the platform.

Movement

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Upper body

Core

Lower body

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Muscle growth higher is better4.0
Very good; among the better picks for the muscle. 1 source.
- 4/5 High-rep, slow-eccentric deficit deadlifts with controlled back flexion work like a flexion row and build lower back thickness. Renaissance Periodization, Top Back Growth Exercises For Young Bodybuilders @ 16:59videoExpert opinion2024checked by AI