Legs · Barbell · Compound · Intermediate
Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift


PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Hamstrings
- Also working
- Glutes, Lower Back
How to do it
- Grasp a bar using an overhand grip (palms facing down). You may need some wrist wraps if using a significant amount of weight.
- Stand with your torso straight and your legs spaced using a shoulder width or narrower stance. The knees should be slightly bent. This is your starting position.
- Keeping the knees stationary, lower the barbell to over the top of your feet by bending at the hips while keeping your back straight. Keep moving forward as if you were going to pick something from the floor until you feel a stretch on the hamstrings. Inhale as you perform this movement.
- Start bringing your torso up straight again by extending your hips until you are back at the starting position. Exhale as you perform this movement.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the hamstrings as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.
Other hamstring exercises
- Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch · Other
- Standing Leg Curl · Machine
- Standing Toe Touches · Bodyweight
- Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift · Dumbbell
- Sumo Deadlift with Bands · Barbell
- Sumo Deadlift with Chains · Barbell
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