Progression ladder for the Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
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Easier and harder steps around the Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift
These are the substitutes for the Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps (6)
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Romanian Deadlift
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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Good Morning
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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Band Straight Leg Deadlift
- Intermediate
- Band
- Hamstrings
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Kettlebell One-legged Deadlift
- Intermediate
- Kettlebell
- Hamstrings
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Clean Deadlift
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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One-arm Kettlebell Swings
- Intermediate
- Kettlebell
- Hamstrings
Where you are now
Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift
- Intermediate
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
Harder steps (6)
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Kettlebell Dead Clean
- Advanced
- Kettlebell
- Hamstrings
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Romanian Deadlift From Deficit
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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Good Morning Off Pins
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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Sumo Deadlift With Bands
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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Sumo Deadlift With Chains
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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Reverse Band Deadlift
- Advanced
- Barbell
- Hamstrings
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