It seems that this exercise goes against the wisdom of “lift with your legs.” Why is that?
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Whilst it can *look* optically like it has back movement, one of the key aspects is using your core muscles to *prevent* movement in your back. ‘Lifting with your back’ involves straightening your back, whereas for deadlifts you assume a straight backed posture before lifting and use muscles to maintain it – a critical difference.
The lift itself can be thought of as a hip thrust, your upper half just gets sort of pivoted over the hips whilst remaining straight.
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