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single-leg deadlift — video demonstration

Single-leg deadlift: step-by-step guide with video, three form cues, common mistakes and how many reps to start with. Intermediate bodyweight glutes exercise, no equipment.

watch for these things

  • Push your hips back as if closing a car door with your seat, keeping the standing knee soft.
  • Keep your lifted heel, hips and head in one straight line, like a tilting plank.
  • Point the toes of the lifted foot toward the floor to stop your hip from rotating open.

→ full single-leg deadlift guide — step-by-step instructions, muscles worked & all form tips

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