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 Fitness & exercise Exercise library Legs Stiff-legged deadlift (Db)
Stiff-legged deadlift with dumbbells
COURTESY OF GLOBAL FITNESS
Major muscles used
- Lower back (erectae spinae)
- Hamstrings
Performing stiff legged deadlifts with dumbbells
- Stand upright with a dumbbell in each hand in front of you with a palms-down grip.
- Place your feet about six inches apart, and your torso upright with your lower back maintaining a natural inward curve as you bend over at the waist.
- Keeping your legs straight and your arms handing loose by your sides, slowly bend forward until your back is parallel to the ground
- Return to the starting position.
Be careful
- Don't go farther down then your back being parallel to the ground.
- Don't let your legs bend at your knees. Keep legs straight throughout the exercise.
Alternative exercises to the stiff legged deadlift with dumbbells
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