Straight-leg Deadlift
- Primary muscles
- Hamstrings, Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Lower back
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Movement pattern
- Hinge
Steps
- 1 Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding a barbell in front of your thighs with an overhand, shoulder-width grip.
- 2 Keeping a slight bend in your knees, hinge at your hips and lower the barbell towards the floor, maintaining a straight back.
- 3 Continue lowering until the barbell reaches about mid-shin level, feeling a stretch in your hamstrings.
- 4 Drive through your heels and extend your hips to return to the upright standing position, squeezing your glutes at the top.
