Progression ladder for the Clean Deadlift

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Clean Deadlift

These are the substitutes for the Clean Deadlift, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Clean Deadlift scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Clean Deadlift

Clean Deadlift

  • Intermediate
  • Barbell
  • Hamstrings

Harder steps (6)

  1. Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift

    Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  2. Snatch Deadlift

    Snatch Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  3. Reverse Band Deadlift

    Reverse Band Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  4. Sumo Deadlift

    Sumo Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  5. Sumo Deadlift With Bands

    Sumo Deadlift With Bands

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  6. Sumo Deadlift With Chains

    Sumo Deadlift With Chains

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings

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