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Straight leg deadlift
DESCRIPTION
A hamstring and lower back exercise
Straight leg deadlift
DESCRIPTION
A hamstring and lower back exercise
Workout CoachCoach
ANSWERS
Simon JonesCoach, England
Neil Perhaps the title is misleading. If you lifted with straight legs you could do an injury to your lower back. But once you have the weight to a certain height you straighten your legs - hence the name. Simon
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Not if you keep the bar close to your legs all the way down and back up. There is no more torque around the hip, and hence strain on the lower back, that way than the way you are teaching it. Also doesn't work the hamstrings as well. Also surely you're using your glutes more than erector spinae when returning to the starting position?
Lee-annes NetballCoach, Australia
i use to find this exercise useless when i was doing pump class, until i realised i was just doing it wrong. its still not a great exercise, but if you are pushing through your heals and squeezing your butt on the way up, and dont lean over too much it is better for your butt and hamstrings. but the weird thing is that it was in the back section of the pump class, but i guess it was when we raised the bar to our stomachs (the term has eluded me at this point in time) that i guess was more related.
