How to do: Wide Stance Stiff Legs

Hamstringsintermediatebarbell

Wide Stance Stiff Legs — starting position — Start position

Wide Stance Stiff Legs — finishing position — Finish position

Step-by-step instructions

1Begin 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.
2Begin 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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Photos & base instructions from the open-source Free Exercise DB (public domain).