Muscles worked
glutes, hamstrings, lower back
© Gym visual — https://gymvisual.com/
dumbbell stiff leg deadlift
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- dumbbell
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- hamstrings
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand with an overhand grip.
- 2
Keeping your back straight and your core engaged, hinge at the hips and lower the dumbbells towards the ground, allowing a slight bend in your knees.
- 3
Lower the dumbbells until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, then squeeze your glutes and push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- 4
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Similar exercises
