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Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift

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Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked: Hamstrings
Other Muscles: Glutes, Lower Back
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
Level: Intermediate
Sport: No
Force: Pull
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Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift Guide

Main Muscle: Hamstrings

  1. Grasp a bar using an overhand grip (palms facing down). You may need some wrist wraps if using a significant amount of weight.
  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 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Caution: This is not an exercise that is recommended for people with lower back problems. Also, it needs to be treated with the utmost respect paying special attention not to round the back forward as you move the torso down; the back should always be straight. Finally, jerking motions or doing too much weight can injure your back.

Variations: The exercise can also be performed with a dumbbell as described above.



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Dec 21, 2011 8:21 PM: hey i have round back,should i do this excercise or not ?



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Dec 10, 2011 6:24 AM: This will absolutely shred your hamstrings. Also builds great lower back strength. Pay strict attention to proper form and you will reap serious benefits.



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Nov 10, 2011 6:11 PM: This is one of those movements that need to begin with light weight if you're doing it for the first time. As long as you keep your back flat, look forward and NEVER arch your back you can get a great workout. This one will put some hair on your chest.



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Nov 10, 2011 4:25 PM: Seems to be working really well for my hamstrings. But still I don't see a difference between this and romanian deadlift, is there anyone who can explain it ?



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Jul 29, 2011 9:25 PM: I despise these! They hurt my lower back no matter if i do 135 with good form but they work and work well so i use them, just dont like to do them and thats why i rated it so low.



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Jul 8, 2011 2:41 PM: Awesome exercise. I can really feel these in my hamstrings and glutes afterward. Be careful and have someone look at your form when you do them.



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10/10

Apr 6, 2011 6:24 AM: I do these twice a week using 60lbs, I really can feel a difference in my hamstrings, they have more a curve now and are firm.



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Review: Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift

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Mar 30, 2011 10:31 PM: Love doing this with triple drop sets but I don't use the pronated grip. I prefer the alternated grip because I lift heavier. But this will develop your hamstrings faster than the machines.



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Feb 22, 2011 3:44 PM: One of my favorite exercises. I feel it in my lower back more than my Hamstrings.



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Review: Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift

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10/10

Dec 22, 2010 5:19 PM: This is my favorite leg excercise to do, take your time with it and build up the weight this is a difficult exercise to do, and if you screw it up and go too heavy, you will hurt yourself, but if you master it, this will make your hamstrings go up a size or three, great if all your gym has are leg curl...+See More



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