Leg Exercises : Stiff-Legged Dead Lifts

The stiff-legged dead lift is a compound exercise that works several muscles in the body. Learn more about stiff-legged dead lifts from a certified personal trainer in this free fitness video.

Expert: Noah Steinberg
Bio: Noah Steinberg is a Certified Personal Trainer who has an active personal training practice in the western Massachusetts area.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

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[bingbang3214]

its not contrary to the name. Even though your legs are bent your keeping them stiff. its called a stiff legged deadlift not a straight legged deadlift.

[lahoreplayer]

Thanks man well explained

[samm1809]

@jareds1007 Sorry, I get what you mean now. Yeah I don't feel it either, that's why I use the leg curl machine on my bench for hamstrings.

[jareds1007]

@samm1809 that had nothing to do with what i was saying, but thanks for trying.

[samm1809]

@jareds1007 how do you think muscle builds? resistance exercises are ABOUT breaking the muscles because more muscle is rebuilt during the recovery.

[jareds1007]

@SOULJAJOE010 i am for lower body def. a newb. , i just don't get this and i dont get lunges....i keep trying them and i've known about them for a couple years, i just can't get a burn in my hamstrings doing it....but i see what you mean use the ham to pull yourself up...there a vid with dorian yates that helped me get closer..since i'm just getting back into it...i have soreness in my hams so i must have done something right somewhere...just never felt a BURN.

[SOULJAJOE010]

@jareds1007 wow you sound like a newbie, if an excercise is capable of stretching a targeted muscle then that is one crazy excercise, and this is a compound movement. secondly breaking down muscles makes them come back stronger, ... 'stronger' thirdly yes there is tension in your back but your suppose to use your hamstring to pull you body not you hip flexor

[jareds1007]

i feel like this exercise is a scam....all it does is stretch and break the hams? cause i want them stronger....this seems like a back exercise and i can never get it to give me that burn in the hams that i'm really looking for.

[AdamRezz]

is this the same as the romanian deadlift?

[Enanurri]

@khaalid110 no man, in this exercise the legs stay straight during the whole execution, you dont bend them like in regular deadlift. Also you must focus on lifting the weight using your hams and avoid using lower back.

[Enanurri]

Pretty good exercise. It's in my current leg workout, I use it as the first hamstring movement and then I go to the seated hamstrings machine.

Thanks for the advices.