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Step-by-step
- Set the bar to an appropriate height, set your feet shoulder-width apart, and push your hips back to hinge your torso forward.
- Keeping your back flat, grip the bar at shoulder width with your palms facing you or forward.
- Keeping your elbows close to your body, pull the bar toward your abdomen and squeeze your back muscles.
- Lower the bar under control until your arms are fully extended.
- Continue with controlled reps, keeping your torso angle fixed.
Coaching tip
Keep your torso fixed, pull the bar toward your navel, and don't round your back.
Caution
Skip this move or ask a professional first if you have pain or an injury in: lower back. FitCi filters it out of your program automatically based on the injuries in your profile.
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