EXERCISES: Stiff/Straight Leg Deadlift
The stiff/straight leg deadlift is one of my favorites!!!! You can click on the video below to watch a how-to video that I found. It works your glutes and hamstrings better than anything else, in my opinion.
You'll want to stretch REALLY good during and/or after this exercise or trying to bend down to sit will be impossible for a few days.
Regarding grip, I use a reverse grip on one hand...a mixed grip. So, I alternate and each hand I alternate/mix....one with palm facing me and the other with palm facing away, so I have two different grips each time I do this exercise. I find I can lift more with this grip with greater ease anyway.
I'll never forget when a good friend of mine, you know who you are, said she was in SO much pain she couldn't sit all because her husband a "great" exercise to her that would really work her hams. Boy did it? She didn't even tell me what it was and I asked if this as it and it was!!!
I use 50-70lb BB to do this exercise. Start low and work your way up to be sure you don't hurt your back. Squeeze your glutes and use your glutes/hams to pull the weight back up. Also, keep the weight close to your legs on the way down and up to isolate your legs.
Have fun!!!
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