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Hip Hinge · Beginner

Banded Deadlift

Compound hip hinge exercise using band.
Banded Deadlift demonstration (no audio).
Movement pattern
Hip Hinge
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Band
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Banded Deadlift

Cues reviewed by Kwabena Osei on

Setup

Band anchored underfoot, held at hip height in both hands, hips set as in a conventional deadlift starting position.

  1. Pull the same way as a conventional deadlift -- hips and shoulders rising together, bar (band handle) close to the body.

  2. Expect resistance to build sharply near lockout, the opposite feel of a loaded barbell pull.

  3. Control the descent -- the band will pull back hard, so lower it deliberately rather than letting it snap you down.

Common mistakes

  • Losing control on the way down and letting the band yank the hips into the bottom position too fast.

  • Expecting the same "hardest off the floor" feel as a barbell pull, which isn't how a band's resistance curve works.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Hip extensionprimary action

    Gluteus maximus (prime mover, high emphasis); Biceps femoris long head (prime mover, high emphasis); Semitendinosus (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Semimembranosus (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Adductor magnus (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Vastus lateralis (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Vastus intermedius (prime mover, moderate emphasis)

  • Spine extensionsecondary action

    Erector spinae (stabilizer, high emphasis)

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