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Barbell Romanian Deadlift form guide
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Barbell Romanian Deadlift

Works your hamstrings and glutes with help from lower back, forearms.

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How to do it

  1. 1Stand holding the bar at hip height, hands just outside your thighs.
  2. 2Soften your knees slightly.
  3. 3Push your hips back, sliding the bar down your thighs.
  4. 4Stop when you feel a strong hamstring stretch, usually mid-shin.
  5. 5Squeeze your glutes to return to standing.

Muscles worked

Front
Back
HamstringsGlutesLower backForearms

Get it right

  • Bar stays close to your legs
  • Flat back
  • Hips move back, not down

Avoid this

  • Rounding your back
  • Bending the knees into a squat
  • Bar drifting away