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The Step Up - Essential Weightlifting Exercise

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The Lunge

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Stiff Leg Deadlift - Winning Weightlifting Exercise

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Learn to Snatch - Lesson 1 - Overhead Squat

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Good Morning - Essential Weightlifting Exercise

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The Squat : Crucial For Strength and Flexibility

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The Front Squat: Build Vital Strength and Flexibility

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TECHNIQUE OF THE OLYMPIC SNATCH PART 1

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Jerk Drives – How to Safely Improve the Jerk by Brian Derwin

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FAQ

This involves strengthening the muscles of the lower body, primarily the quadriceps and the gluteals.

The deadlift involves many muscles, but the initial lift-off is accomplished with the lower body.

Squatting is considered the best lower body exercise.

Deadlifts and squats both are part of a weightlifter's training program.

It is unlikely that conventional deadlifts will increase lower body hypertrophy.