Stiff Legged Deadlift

[vachelle72]

Hi Ladies-

I have been incorporating this move into my leg routine once a week , and love it (with 20lb fixed barbell) .My question is the leg stance , I have read two school of thoughts that knees should be slightly bent , and the other that the knee's should be locked out , and of course with strict form.

Now , I have done it both ways , but find that with knee's locked out , I get the better stretch , and really feel it in the back of my legs. With knees slightly bent I feel it mostly in the ole rear end , but not enough to feel like it is doing anything.

Any opinions? Thanks

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

straight leg. Also, do stiffys on a platform so you can go lower.

 

[blut wump]

It's great to see the women's perspective on these exercises. We had the question come up on the Weights forum a while ago and the impression was that hardly anyone was flexible enough to touch back to the ground let alone have any need of a platform.

I do mine straight-legged but not locked. Having bent knees will move some of the emphasis to the hips and glutes, as you've noticed.