Hamstrings exercise

Stiff Legged Deadlift

Hip hinge for the posterior chain, emphasizing glutes and hamstrings. The barbell lets you move the load with both arms at once.

How to do the Stiff Legged Deadlift

4 steps, in the order you do them.

Stand with the bar in front of your thighs, an overhand grip and your feet hip-width apart.
Keep your knees almost straight and fixed throughout the movement, without locking them.
Lower the bar close to your legs until you feel a stretch in the back of your thighs.
Come up squeezing your glutes and finish standing tall, without pulling your shoulders back.

What goes wrong most often when you do the Stiff Legged Deadlift, and how to fix it.

You lock your knees completely and lower by bending your back.
Keep your knees nearly straight but not locked. The descent comes from your hips, not your spine.
You come up pulling with your back and your hips stay back until the end.
Come up driving your hips forward until you are upright, with your back set like a board.
You lower all the way to the floor even though your back rounds at the end.
Lower as far as you can with a neutral back. If you don't reach the floor, stop a little sooner.