Stiff Legged Barbell Deadlifts
How to Do Stiff Legged Barbell Deadlifts
- Place a barbell on the floor and stand facing it with your feet shoulder width apart, toes pointing forward and your knees slightly bent. This is the start position.
- As you exhale, bend at the waist keeping your back straight and knees slightly bent until you feel tension in your hamstrings.
- Grasp the barbell with an overhand grip. Your arms should be fully extended with your hands spaced shoulder width apart.
- Lift the barbell by extending your hips and waist in a smooth action until you have returned to the upright position, inhaling as you do so.
- Pause for a count of 1-2.
- Return the barbell to the floor or just above it by repeating step two.
- Repeat.
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Stiff Legged Barbell Deadlifts Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Stiff Legged Barbell Deadlifts targets hamstrings and also works abs and glutes & hip flexors and lower back. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: barbell / ez-bar.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Reverse dumbbell lunges, sissy squats and dumbbell romanian deadlifts / rdls. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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