Deadlift Muscles Worked
The deadlift is one of the best mass builders you can possibly perform. The deadlift works a large number of muscle groups making it one of the top compound exercises out there. Due to the number of muscles worked during the deadlift this exercise can be tough and is likely to get you out of breath by the time you finish a heavy set. To show you just how many muscles are worked during this lift take a look at the following list. This list will show you every muscle group that is used when deadlifting:
Deadlift Muscles Worked
- Quadriceps
- - Rectus femoris
- - Vastus lateralis
- - Vastus intermedius
- - Vastus medialis
- Hips/Glutes
- - Gluteus maximus
- - Gluteus minimus
- - Piriformis
- - Superior gemellus
- Hamstrings
- - Biceps femoris long and short head muscle
- - Semitendinosus
- - Semimembranosus
- Back
- - Iliocostalis
- - Intertransversarii laterales lumborum
- - Latissimus dorsi
- - Levator scapulae
- - Longissimus
- - Quadratus lumborum
- - Rhomboideus major
- - Serratus posterior superior
- - Serratus posterior inferior
- - Splenius cervicis
- - Teres Major
- - Trapezius muscle
- Abdominals
- - Rectus Abdominis
- - External Obliques
- Arms
- - Biceps
- - Forearms
- Shoulder
- - Deltoids to a small extent when locking out.
No wonder deadlifts are so taxing on the body huh? The above was a complete list of every major and minor muscle group worked during the deadlift. Chances are your going to be confused by most of the smaller muscle groups but take a look at the major muscle groups highlighted in bold and you will see why deadlifts are so popular and regarded as one of the best compound movements around.