Stiff-Legged Deadlift vs Lying Leg Curls

Which of these are better for building your hamstings?

do them both! why pick and choose between them. They are both very good!

Reason being I like keeping my workouts to 4 exercises then 20mins cardio. So on leg day I do squats, normal deadlifts and standing calf raises so theres only space for 1 of them unless I move calves to shoulder day and ditch the upright rows

4 might not be enough for legs bud, its a pretty big muscle so you might want to add more in there.

Also deadlift is a back excersize, unless you mean stiff legs?

move calves to twice a week with another muscle and not legs.

here is what i do for legs:
leg extensions, warmup of 3 sets
leg press, 4 sets of 10-12
Squat, 3 sets of 10-12
leg extensions, 2 sets of 15
Hammie curls, 4 sets of 10-15
stiff leg deadlifts, 4 sets of 10-12

Ya I know the deadlift is mainly for the lower back but I find its also very good for my quads, hams and calves. For shoulders I do standing military press, seated dumbell shoulder press and upright rows, thoughts?

What exactly is your goal? Hamstrings are a weak point for just about everyone. They need proper attention.

You should squat,legg press,lunge and stiff leg dead lift,add in calves afterwards as its a small muscle group.u will grow like that.

DJ's got me doing stiff legs and then hamstring curl afterwards - one word to describe this - KILLER

David.biohazard wrote: DJ's got me doing stiff legs and then hamstring curl afterwards - one word to describe this - KILLER

lol! i second that bud, bud it sure does work

does your gym have a ghr/ghd - that would be even better than curls. IMO

David.biohazard wrote: DJ's got me doing stiff legs and then hamstring curl afterwards - one word to describe this - KILLER

I share your pain on that note.i think DJ is secretly evil

DJ wrote: You should squat,legg press,lunge and stiff leg dead lift,add in calves afterwards as its a small muscle group.u will grow like that.

Thanks DJ, I must admit Ive always found the lung hard even with relitavly light weight, pulled my hammie the other week doing them the other week, maybe my forms off

VonD wrote:

David.biohazard wrote: DJ's got me doing stiff legs and then hamstring curl afterwards - one word to describe this - KILLER

I share your pain on that note.i think DJ is secretly evil

Damn Sadist :whistle:

Try this to bud, laying leg curls super set with walking lunges with no weights (Another one of DJ's KILLER moves) LOL

wait to see what i got u next mwuhahaha

The hamstring has 2 functions: hip extension and knee flexion, you have to exercise it through both to maximise its potential. SLD works the extension, leg curls work the flexion so it would be wise to do both or a substitute of each