Intermediate 🏋️ Barbell

Romanian Deadlift

aka RDL / Stiff-Leg Deadlift

🎯 Target & Synergists

Primary: Hamstrings Synergist: Glutes Synergist: Lower Back

Stand with bar at hip level

Push hips back, hinge forward

Keep bar close to legs

Feel stretch in hamstrings at bottom

Drive hips forward to stand

Rounding the back

Flexing at the knees too much

Bar drifting away from legs

Not hinging from hips

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Equipment Barbell

Difficulty Intermediate

Main Target Hamstrings

Synergists Glutes, Lower Back

Use this exercise in your custom training plan.