Stiff Leg Deadlift
Step-by-step technique for Stiff Leg Deadlift, an exercise for hamstrings using barbell. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand with the bar at your hips and nearly straight legs.
- Keep your back flat.
- Hinge at the hips and lower the bar along your legs with minimal knee bend.
- Stand up by driving your hips forward.
Coach tip: Straighter legs than the RDL. Even more hamstring focus.
Muscles worked
Primary: Hamstrings
Secondary: Glutes, Lower Back
Stiff Leg Deadlift is a strength exercise that loads the hamstrings using barbell. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary
- Glutes, Lower Back
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Type
- Strength
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