# Dumbbell Deficit Deadlift

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-deadlift-stepbox-support

Also known as: Dumbbell Deadlift from Step, DB Deficit Deadlift, Dumbbell Deadlift Standing on Step

Variation of: [Dumbbell Deadlift](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-deadlift)

Body region: Glutes, Back, Legs

## Equipment

- Dumbbells
- Step Platform or Weight Plate

## Technique

1. Stand on a low, stable step with feet hip-width apart, a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
2. Brace your abs, push the hips back and bend the knees, back flat.
3. Lower the dumbbells along your legs below the level of the step.
4. Push through your feet and stand tall, keeping the weights close to your legs.

### Cues

- Start with a low step and raise it only if the back stays flat.
- Keep the spine neutral and the chest up.

### Common mistakes

- Keeping the legs nearly straight so it turns into a stiff-leg deadlift.
- Rounding the lower back at the bottom.
- Standing too near the edge of the step.

## Variations

- [Single-Leg Dumbbell Deadlift](https://heatsy.app/ex/single-leg-dumbbell-deadlift)
- [Single-Leg Dumbbell Deficit Deadlift](https://heatsy.app/ex/single-leg-dumbbell-deadlift-stepbox-support)
- [Dumbbell Sumo Deadlift](https://heatsy.app/ex/sumo-dumbbell-deadlift)

## Alternatives

- [Deadlift](https://heatsy.app/ex/deadlift)
- [Romanian Deadlift](https://heatsy.app/ex/romanian-deadlift)