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SL Romanian Deadlift Dumbbell

Muscles worked

  • Gluteus
  • Lower Back
  • Hamstrings
  • Hip Adductors
  • Quadratus Lumborum
  • Long Calf
  • Short Calf
  • Calf (Gastrocnemius)
  • Calf (Soleus)
  • Upper Traps
  • Trapezius
  • Middle Traps

Equipment

Dumbbells or Kettlebells
Dumbbells or Kettlebells

Form Cues

  • Use a comfortable hip-wide stance

  • Lift the dumbbells in a conventional deadlift and come to the top position

  • Lift one foot off the floor and keep this leg extended behind you

  • Now engage your back and lats to initiate the Romanian Deadlift

  • Slowly hinge at the hip of your standing leg, allowing only a soft knee bend

  • Let the weight come down in front of your thigh until you reach a horizontal back

  • Don’t drop the weight to the floor, stop as soon as your back wants to round

  • Come back up carefully into full hip extension

  • Make sure to train both sides

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