Exercise guide
Stiff Leg Deadlift.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Movement
- Compound
- Level
- Intermediate
Muscles at work
Front
Back
PrimaryHamstrings
SecondaryAbs, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Lats, Lower Back, Quads, Traps, Upper Back
Make every rep count.
- 01
Set the bar over your shoelaces and stand hip-width, feet flat and stable.
- 02
Hinge at the hips: push your hips back and tip forward until your torso is close to parallel with the floor.
- 03
Grab the bar just outside your legs with a shoulder-width, double-overhand grip.
- 04
Get tight: neutral spine, chest long, shins vertical, and hips about level with your shoulders.
- 05
Stand up by driving through your whole foot—think “push the floor away.” Keep the bar close and moving in a straight line.
- 06
Finish tall with your hips fully locked out (don’t lean back).
- 07
Control the return: hips back first, then hinge down, keeping the bar close.
- 08
Touch the bar to the floor, reset your brace and position, and repeat.





