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Olympic

Wide Stance Stiff Legs

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.

Intermediate

The movement

Wide Stance Stiff Legs - Top
1. Top
Wide Stance Stiff Legs - Hinge
2. Hinge
Wide Stance Stiff Legs - Return
3. Return

About This Exercise

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.

1Setup

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.

2Execution

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.

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How to programme it

Sets5
Default reps3
Rest120 sec
Movement patternPull
Movement typeCompound

Equipment