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Olympic Weightlifting
Wide Stance Stiff Legs
intermediatebarbell·compound·pull
Muscles Worked
Secondary
adductor brevisadductor longusadductor magnusadductor minimusgracilisobturator externuspectineussartoriusgemellus inferiorgemellus superiorgluteus maximusgluteus mediusgluteus minimuspiriformisquadratus femorisiliococcygeusiliocostalis lumborumlongissimus thoracislumbar rotatorsemispinalis thoracisserratus posterior inferiorSet of interspinales lumborumSpinalisTendinous arch of levator ani
How to Perform
1
Begin with a barbell loaded on the floor. Adopt a wide stance, and then bend at the hips to grab the bar. Your hips should be as far back as possible, and your legs nearly straight. Keep your back straight, and your head and chest up. This will be your starting position.
2
Begin the movement be engaging the hips, driving them forward as you allow the arms to hang straight. Continue until you are standing straight up, and then slowly return the weight to the starting position. For successive reps, the weight need not touch the floor.
Alternatives to Wide Stance Stiff Legs
Same muscles, different equipment or difficulty
