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Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift

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

Main Muscle: Hamstrings

  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.
  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 barbell also.



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May 16, 2013 3:55 PM: I enjoy this exercise. Very effective.



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May 12, 2013 1:53 AM: always do this as your last hamstring exercise to stretch everything out, it works wonders!! really squeeze hams and glutes on the way up :)



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Jul 16, 2012 9:59 PM: didnt think i would feel this in my back as much as i did



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Mar 31, 2012 10:16 PM: I actually look forward to doing these!



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Dec 14, 2011 6:01 AM: One of my favorite exercises ever!



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Oct 5, 2011 10:27 AM: amazing exercise



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Aug 20, 2011 6:07 PM: this is an awesome one together with the seated leg curl for the hamstrings!!!



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9/10

Aug 7, 2011 5:33 PM: Never did this before until today because Planet Fitness in our area does NOT have a straight bar rack and or just a plain bar to ad weights too, so I had to use dumbbells. I prefer the bar, but this was just as good. Dumbbells seem to be harder on your lower back, have to be careful.



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Jul 26, 2011 3:21 PM: if you feel it in your lower back take a week to do some lower back workouts instead of this one.



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Apr 25, 2011 2:29 AM: Great pull...



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