Deadlift Steps:
Step 1: Stand hip-width apart with the bar going over top your shoelaces.
Step 2: Sit your hips back so that you have a slight bend in your knees while maintaining an arch in your lower back.
Step 3: Continue bending your knees and hips down until your hands are able to grasp the bar just outside your shins. Keep your head in a position to where you are looking about 5-10 feet out in front of your body.
Step 4: Begin the exercise by inhaling and bracing your midsection as if you are about to be punched in the stomach (Valsalva manoeuvre).
Step 5: Next, begin to raise your hips up slightly as you raise the bar along your shins. As the bar passes your knees, simultaneously start to bring your hips forward until you are standing upright, with your chest out and your shoulder blades pinned back. You should look similar to a soldier standing at attention.
Step 6: To move back to starting position, reverse movement by dropping your hips back and allowing the bar to maintain contact with your legs as you lower it down to the ground.
Step 7: Repeat the number of reps set out in your program.