How to do deadlifts with stiff legs exercises

This is an animated body sculpting tutorial for deadlifts with stiff legs exercises. Use the controls to pause, slow down and follow along with detailed step-by-step text instructions that match up with each movement. This instructional fitness body building video is incredibly in depth and a great guide for learning deadlifts with stiff legs exercises.

How to do Deadlifts with Stiff Legs - Back & Leg Muscles

In this lesson you will learn how to do deadlifts with stiff legs. This hamstring exercise is a good alternative to lying leg curls if you don't have a leg curl machine available. The only equipment you need is a barbell or 2 dumbbells.

Description: Deadlift with Stiff Legs - Back & Leg Muscles

Because this are deadlifts with STIFF LEGS, the legs have o stay stiff during the whole exercise. But this doesn't mean that the legs have to be totally straightened. The knees should be ALMOST extended (slightly bent) and stiff. Of course the effect for the hamstrings would be better with totally extended legs, but the knees would suffer from this. Some athletes like to bend their knees a bit as they lower the barbell and extend them again as they stand up. Especially those with bad leg flexibility. Grab the bar with both hands and keep your arms vertical during the whole exercise. Because deadlifts with stiff legs are done with less weight than normal deadlifts, you can hold the bar with a double overgrip. Double overgrip = Both hands grab the bar from the same side. You can also use special gloves to support your grip or use an alternate grip like for normal deadlifts. Alternate grip = one hand grabs the bar with the thumb on the frontside of the bar and the other hand grabs the bar with the thumb on the backside of the bar (this way you can hold a heavier bar).