Liftsmith

High-handle hex bar deadlift

A compound exercise for the glutes and quads and hamstrings, with help from the upper back, forearms. Equipment: trap bar.

Orbit
Drag to rotate

WorksGlutesQuadsHamstringsUpper backForearms

Drag to turn the figure. The highlighted muscles are the ones doing the work.

How to do it

  1. Setup: Stand in the hex bar and grip the raised handles.
  2. Push the floor away, chest up
  3. Stand tall, then lower under control

Muscles worked

High-handle hex bar deadlift: 3D figure mid-rep with the glutes and quads and hamstrings highlighted

Equipment

Alternatives

Exercises that train the same main muscles. See all high-handle hex bar deadlift alternatives.

More glutes exercises

Put the high-handle hex bar deadlift in a plan that adapts

Liftsmith decides when to do it, how many sets and reps, and the weight, from your recovery and last session. Log each set in one tap; the rest timer starts on its own.

Start free in your browser

Get high-handle hex bar deadlift in your plan

Start free