Barbell romanian deadlift

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Barbell romanian deadlift

Upper legs · Barbell

Target muscles

Glutes

Also works

HamstringsLower back

How to do it

  1. 1Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your toes pointing forward.
  2. 2Hold the barbell with an overhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  3. 3Bend at the hips, keeping your back straight and your knees slightly bent.
  4. 4Lower the barbell towards the ground, keeping it close to your body.
  5. 5Feel the stretch in your hamstrings as you lower the barbell.
  6. 6Once you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, push your hips forward and stand up straight.
  7. 7Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement.
  8. 8Lower the barbell back down to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits