What muscles does the Barbell Stiff Leg Deadlifts work?

Mainly the glutes and hamstrings. It also works the abs.

What equipment do you need for the Barbell Stiff Leg Deadlifts?

It uses a barbell. Without it, the Band Good Morning and the Deficit Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift train the same muscles the same way.

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Romanian Deadlift.

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A near-straight-legged hinge from the floor that loads the hamstrings and glutes through a deep stretch — a clean back-of-body builder.

Stand with feet hip-width apart and grip the bar just outside the knees with arms extended.
Stand tall holding the bar at the hips, then unlock the knees with a small soft bend.
Push the hips back and lower the bar down the legs by hinging at the hips, keeping the back flat.
Continue lowering until you feel a strong stretch in the hamstrings, with the bar staying close to the legs.
Drive the hips forward and squeeze the glutes hard to stand back up to the starting position.
Lock out the hips at the top with a tall chest, reset your breath, and repeat for clean reps.

Locking the knees fully straight, which turns the lift into a back-stress machine instead of a hamstring builder.
Rounding the lower back at the bottom, which loads the spine instead of stretching the hamstrings.
Letting the bar drift away from the legs, which crushes the lower back at the bottom range.
Bending the knees too much, which turns the lift back into a regular deadlift.

What muscles does the Barbell Stiff Leg Deadlifts work?: Mainly the glutes and hamstrings. It also works the abs.
What equipment do you need for the Barbell Stiff Leg Deadlifts?: It uses a barbell. Without it, the Band Good Morning and the Deficit Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Barbell Stiff Leg Deadlifts good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Romanian Deadlift.