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Accessory compound

Dumbbell Deadlift

Trains hamstrings first, with real work landing on glutes, erectors, quads and more.

Muscle contribution per set

Hamstrings1
Glutes.60
Erectors.35
Quads.30
Core.30
Forearms.25

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
0pause
1up
0squeeze

Conventional deadlift pattern with dumbbells; controlled eccentric for posterior chain while allowing natural ROM.

Hinge at hips; neutral spine throughout.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Schoenfeld BJ, Ogborn DI, Krieger JW.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load in +1kg steps. Accessories build the muscle that keeps the main lifts moving.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.