Crossover Deadlift - low back and oblique exercise
Exercise Overview
The crossover deadlift is a functional strengthening exercise for the low back, trunk, and hips that adds a diagonal reaching pattern to a hip hinge. It is used clinically to improve posterior chain strength, oblique activation, and control of rotation during bending and lifting tasks.
Muscles Involved
Erector spinaeInternal obliqueExternal obliqueGluteus maximusGluteus mediusHamstringsTransversus abdominis
Related Conditions
Mechanical low back painLumbar instabilityCore weaknessOblique muscle weaknessDeconditioningHip hinge movement dysfunction
