Progression

Progression ladder for the Deficit 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 Deficit Deadlift

These are the substitutes for the Deficit 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

  1. barbell rack pull

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Glutes
  2. Clean Deadlift

    Clean Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  3. trap bar deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Trap-bar
    • Glutes
  4. Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift

    Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  5. Barbell Hip Thrust

    Barbell Hip Thrust

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Glutes

Where you are now

Deficit Deadlift

Deficit Deadlift

  • Advanced
  • Barbell
  • Erector-spinae

Harder steps

  1. Clean

    Clean

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings

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