Straight Leg Dead Lifts

This is an excellent exercise for your back muscles, both the lower Lumbar region, and upper deep Rhomboids.

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Throughout the movement, focus on keeping your legs straight, however push your buttocks back, leaning over to take your upper body horizontal to the floor.

Grasp a suitably weighted barbell with your hands at either shoulder or wide grasp, commencing the exercise with your arms straight, having the weight on the floor.

Keeping you abdominals and lower back muscles contracted, smoothly pull the bar up towards your lower chest, enabling the bar to move in a vertical position.

Hold if possible in the upper phase for 1 - 2 seconds, squeezing the shoulder blades together, prior to lowering down under control, either down to the floor, or if the bar is light enough, aim to keep it a few inches off the floor in order to keep your muscles contracted.

Repeat for desired amount of reps, taking care to warm-up your lower back and Hamstring muscles prior to commencing this movement, as these muscles are often tight and prone to injury.