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Hip Hinge · Beginner

Kettlebell Deadlift

Compound hip hinge exercise using kettlebell.
Movement pattern
Hip Hinge
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Kettlebell
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Kettlebell Deadlift

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

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)

  • Scapula depressionsecondary action

    Trapezius (stabilizer, moderate emphasis)

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