Legs · Dumbbell · Compound · Beginner

Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift

Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift, start position
Start
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift, end position
End
FrontBack
PrimarySecondary
Main muscles
Hamstrings
Also working
Glutes, Lower Back

How to do it

  1. Grasp a couple of dumbbells holding them by your side at arm's length.
  2. 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.
  3. Keeping the knees stationary, lower the dumbbells to over the top of your feet by bending at the waist 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. Exhale as you perform this movement
  4. Start bringing your torso up straight again by extending your hips and waist until you are back at the starting position. Inhale 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

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