Straight Leg Deadlift vs Romanian Dead Lifts

[mariacueva]

Whats the difference between Straight Leg Deadlifts & Romanian Dead lifts? I looked them up on YouTube and they look the same to me.

& whats the difference between Dumbbell Split Squat & Bulgarian Split Squat?

THanks.

[divmotru]

same thing different name. straight leg is misleading name

[bizzlewood]

Whats the difference between Straight Leg Deadlifts & Romanian Dead lifts? I looked them up on YouTube and they look the same to me.

& whats the difference between Dumbbell Split Squat & Bulgarian Split Squat?

THanks.

stiff leg hits your hams more and Romanian hits the back more

[mariacueva]

stiff leg hits your hams more and Romanian hits the back more

but whats the difference between the actual movements? They both look the same to me.

[BlazinWC]

but whats the difference between the actual movements? They both look the same to me.

They are actually different lifts...

Stiff Legged Deadlift is as the name suggests, your legs are kept straight as you bend at the hips to lower the weight, the movement is more taxing on your lower back since the bar will be farther from your center of gravity.

Romanian Deadlift, it resembles a good morning, as there is some leg movement because the weight stays close to your body due to your hips being pushed back.

[mariacueva]

ohhh, okay! So there is just a slight bent on the knees for the Romanian Deadlift. Ok. I got it now. Thanks! =)

[boathead]

big difference between the two.

rdl: legs bent, head up, large hamstring/glute, with some lower back.

sldl: legs straight, head down, large lower back involvement, with some hamstring/glute.