CHAIR DEADLIFT

CHAIR DEADLIFT EXERCISE TECHNIQUE

• Place your resistance band flat on the floor.

• Sitting up tall towards the front of your chair.

• Place your feet shoulder-width apart on the resistance band and face your toes slightly outwards and keep your knees in line with your toes.

• Reach down and grab hold of your resistance band and maintain your upright posture with your shoulders back and down and your chest up.

• Also maintain straight arms whilst holding onto the resistance band, and keep your shoulders back and down in good posture whilst holding onto the resistance band.

• Loosen or tighten the resistance band as needed to work your strength.

• From this position, whilst only holding onto the resistance, stand up, just like the sit to stand exercise now holding onto the resistance band.

• Ensure you completely straighten your knees and hips and squeezing your buttocks when you come to the top of the movement.

• Now slowly sit back down.

• Keep equal weight through both legs throughout the exercise and make sure your knees aren’t moving inward throughout the exercise.

• Repeat for the set repetitions.

MUSCLES WORKED

Buttocks (glutes), thighs (quads), hips, calves, core and back.