Should You Squeeze Your Glutes In A Deadlift? #shorts

15 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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In this short instructional clip, fitness coach Eric Roberts explains how to properly engage the glutes during a Romanian deadlift. He warns against the common mistake of actively thrusting the hips forward, which can cause excessive lumbar arching. Instead, he offers a concrete cue: imagine a crisp $100 bill placed between your butt cheeks as you stand up, prompting a controlled glute squeeze without over‑extending the hips. The video’s purpose is to provide a simple, memorable technique to improve form and safety during the lift.

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All right, 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 really trying to like hip thrust forward, which is going to end up like overly arching your back. What I want you to think about instead is when you are standing up from this deadlift, I want you to imagine Somebody is putting a crisp $100 bill between your butt cheeks. You've maybe changed your profession and you are trying to keep that $100 bill between your butt cheeks. That is how you should be squeezing your glutes at the top of this movement. You're not trying to overly thrust your hips forward. And I sure hope it helped.