Do you squeeze your glutes at the top of a deadlift ?

5 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief instructional segment, the speaker addresses whether to squeeze the glutes at the top of a Romanian deadlift. He warns against treating the movement like a hip thrust, which can cause excessive lumbar arching. Instead, he proposes a vivid cue: imagine a crisp $100 bill placed between the butt cheeks while standing up, encouraging a controlled glute contraction without overextending the lower back. The advice aims to improve technique, protect the spine, and ensure effective glute engagement during the lift.

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When you are doing this Romanian deadlift, should you be trying to squeeze your glutes at the top? Here's what you should do. I don't want you to think about squeezing your glutes like you're trying to hip thrust forward, because this is going to end up overly arching your lower back. What I want you to think about instead is when you are standing up from the top of this deadlift, I want you to imagine somebody is putting a crisp $100 bill between your butt cheeks. Maybe you've changed your profession and you are trying to keep that $100 bill between your butt cheeks when you stand up. This is how you should be squeezing your glutes at the top. Now go get that money, honey.