Stiff-leg deadlift with dumbbells

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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

• Stiff-legged deadlift (barbell)

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