Stiff-Leg Deadlift
Hamstrings
Barbell
Intermediate
THE CUE
Unlike an RDL, keep your knees almost completely straight. This puts maximum stretch on the hamstrings.
MUSCLES WORKED
Hamstrings
Also: Glutes, Erector Spinae
COACH'S NOTE
Slight knee bend, hinge at hips
How to do it
01
Stand with feet hip-width apart holding a barbell with a shoulder-width overhand grip at thigh level.
The full stiff-leg deadlift guide is in the app.
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3 more steps
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3 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
Open it in Fittrexx — free
How Fittrexx programs it
compound · hypertrophy
STYLE
Full gym
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for stiff-leg deadlift from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.
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IN THE APP
Log stiff-leg deadlift in seconds.
Weight × reps per set, your previous set shown beside it, and a live bar that tells you whether this session beats last time.
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