# Should I avoid Stiff Legged Deadlifts after back tweak?

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**Created:** [April 18, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/should-i-avoid-stiff-legged-deadlifts-after-back-tweak/10695 "2021-04-18T19:00:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phyzical](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/phyzical/32/746_2.png) [@Phyzical](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Phyzical)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/should-i-avoid-stiff-legged-deadlifts-after-back-tweak/10695/1 "2021-04-18T19:00:37Z")

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Before I started BBM templates, when doing my bro workouts l frequently got back pain from squats and deadlifts on the same day and it took me weeks to recover. I never built any squat strength and just avoided them because I was weak and basically untrained at squat.  
I now have a good strength base but I got a back tweak on the powerbuilding template doing stiff legged deadlifts. It was the first time I’d done them since starting the beginner’s template. I recovered in a week. I think because it was the third movement and the last rep I was just tired when it happened.  
Since then I’ve swapped in trap bar deadlifts for SLDLs since then (maybe 7 or 8 weeks). I’m wondering if it’s good strategy to avoid stiff legged deadlifts completely now. Or should I do them as programed but starting with very light weight? (like under 100 pounds when my estimated DL max is ~300)

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**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/should-i-avoid-stiff-legged-deadlifts-after-back-tweak/10695/2 "2021-04-19T13:54:16Z")

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It’s fine to substitute it out for something else while dealing with this issue, but I wouldn’t view SLDLs as a movement to be avoided completely/indefinitely. Should you choose to re-introduce them at some point, I would just start them much lighter than you “want” to, and you should be able to adapt just fine.

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**Author:** ![Phyzical](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/phyzical/32/746_2.png) [@Phyzical](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Phyzical)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/should-i-avoid-stiff-legged-deadlifts-after-back-tweak/10695/3 "2021-04-20T02:34:52Z")

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Thanks I’ll figure out how/when to work them in.