Stiff Leg Deadlift (Barbell)

How to do it

1. Stand with the bar over mid-foot and your feet about shoulder width apart.
2. Hinge forward with only a slight bend in your knees and grip the bar.
3. Lift the bar close to your body with a straight back until you are standing tall.
4. Lower the bar back to the floor with control, keeping your legs nearly straight.

Key cues

• Slight knee bend, held fixed
• Hinge from the hips, back straight
• Bar close to your legs
• Stand tall, no lean back

Common mistakes

• Bending the knees more as you go down
• Rounding your back to reach the floor
• Letting the bar drift away from your legs
• Leaning back at the top

Muscles worked

Primary

Glutes, lower back and hamstrings

Secondary

Adductors, traps and forearms

Equipment

Barbell.

References

1. StrengthLog: Stiff-Legged Deadlift
2. BarBend: How to Do the Stiff-Leg Deadlift