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If Deadlifts Are Hurting Your Lower Back, Make This 1 Tweak In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, a trainer explains how to tweak your deadlift form to prevent lower back pain.

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If Deadlifts Are Hurting Your Lower Back, Make This 1 Tweak In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, a trainer explains how to tweak your deadlift form to prevent lower back pain.

Why it matters

Deadlifts are a highly effective exercise that strengthens the entire posterior chain.

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That’s a fancy way to describe the muscles that make up the back of the body, including the … TODAY flipped this story into TODAY HEALTH & WELLNESS•6d Related storyboards

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Claim 2: “Deadlifts are a highly effective exercise that strengthens the entire posterior chain.”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and Reddit fitness discussions, confirm that deadlifts are used to strengthen the posterior chain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 13, 2025 · Best workout for posterior chain muscles. Diets for muscle gain ... deadlifts, and RDLs using the plate-loaded deadlift/trap machine.Deadlift - posterior weakness : r/tacticalbarbell - …
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 9, 2019 · The squat is the superior exercise for developing the posterior chain. As far as I can tell there are three reasons given: 1. The deadlift leaves out the ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 1, 2017 · 1) Potentially recruits more glute musculature (debatable) and the long adductor muscles (less debatable). 2) The wide stances lowers the hips, ...What is the stiff legged deadlift techn…
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Claim 5: “New research examined data from 500,000 people and found a sleep ‘sweet spot’ for older and middle-aged adults.”
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