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Deadlift is not complex. Stand close to the bar, bend over and pick up the weight with your back flat.

Press, clean and jerk, and snatch are certainly complex, but deadlift not so much. Turkish getups are a great way for a beginner to drop a kettlebell on their head.

From my experience being a gym rat, a majority of beginners have decent deadlift form with minimal training.

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I think you are underestimating how easy it is to get injured while performing the deadlift with improper technique. Naturally with little weight the technique isn't as critical, but load the bar and it's an entirely different story. I think the squat is on par in technicality, which lift is more technical I think is irrelevant.

For overall strength gains, deadlift is a key exercise. Of course proper progression is key.

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