Straight-Leg Dead Lift - Step by Step Guide to Performing Straight Leg Dead Lift Workout

Workout Time: 1 Minute

STEP 1: Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding the barbell or dumbbells with your palms facing your thighs and with your knees slightly soft. Activate your core muscles by drawing in your abdomen to protect your back.

Tip: This is the best way there is to exercise hamstrings, which carve out the curve between your thighs and buttocks. If you have a bad back you could replace this exercise with a hamstring curl machine in the gym.

STEP 2: Bend forwards at the hips keeping your chest raised and head up. Lower the barbell or dumbbells to the point where you feel a slight resistance in your hamstrings. Then return to the start position, bringing you hips through at the end.