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TRX Single-Leg Deadlift

Strengthen your core and improve balance! The TRX Single-Leg Deadlift targets your glutes, hamstrings, and stability muscles.

Ms. Grey Smith
Ms. Grey Smith
@JustHer_grayTho

Required Equipment

Suspension Trainer thumbnail
Suspension Trainer

Muscle Groups

Primary

Secondary

Instructions

1. Setup: Securely attach your suspension trainer at a high point. Stand facing towards it with feet hip-width apart. Grasp the handles with both hands, arms extended in front of you.

2. Starting Position: Shift your weight onto one leg, ensuring it's slightly bent. Keep your back straight, core engaged, and shoulders drawn back.

3. Execution: a. Slowly hinge at the hips, maintaining a straight back, and lower your torso forward while simultaneously lifting your free leg straight behind you. b. The supporting leg should remain slightly bent, and your arms should stay extended holding onto the suspension trainer for balance. c. Lower down until you reach a challenging but maintainable position, with your torso and raised leg roughly parallel to the ground. The standing leg's hamstring should feel a strong stretch. d. Pause briefly in the bottom position, ensuring you remain balanced and your hips are square to the ground.

4. Return: Drive through the heel of your supporting leg, engaging your glutes and hamstrings to bring your torso back up to the starting position, bringing the raised leg down simultaneously.

5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching to the other leg.

6. Tips: Keep the motion controlled, and avoid any jerky movements. Your focus should be on maintaining stability and controlling the motion through the engagement of your core and glutes. Adjust the difficulty by changing your distance from the suspension trainer's anchor point: the closer you are, the easier it will be to balance.

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