Stiff Leg Deadlift (Barbell)
A deadlift from the floor with the knees kept nearly straight, so the hamstrings take the range. Also called Stiff Leg Deadlift, SLDL and Straight Leg Deadlift.
- Pattern
- Hip hinge
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Works
- Hamstrings, glutes, lower back
- Loads
- Hips, lower back
If something hurts
Not medical advice. Sharp pain, numbness or swelling needs someone qualified to look at it.
Each swap below spares one joint.
Lower back Hip Thrust (Barbell)
Hip extension with the back supported.
Hamstrings without a hinge, so the hips and low back stay still.
When it stalls, these usually help
Direct work for your glutes, which this lift also depends on.
Direct work for your lower back, which this lift also depends on.
How Swolver coaches it
This lift is read from your own sessions. When it goes flat for four weeks, Swolver names the likely cause in plain words, such as weekly sets that dropped, and the one change to make. The rules are all on the method page.