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  1. 07-11-2014, 11:32 PM #1
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    RDL with raised toes

    Anyone has any experience doing Romanian Deadlifts with toes elevated? Ball of the foot resting .5-1 inch above the heel.

    I've been doing them for a few weeks now and everything seems good. Gives a really good (extra) stretch to the hams. But then again I'm using baby weight (135) atm.

    Interested to hear if someone has been doing them for any decent length of time with decent weights. Just wanna make sure I'm not leading myself to a pointless injury.

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    That extra stretch you feel isn't your hamstrings, it's the tendon for the calves(back of the knee).
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    Originally Posted by mr.average View Post
    That extra stretch you feel isn't your hamstrings, it's the tendon for the calves(back of the knee).
    This.

    Although, raising your heel can make you more susceptible to straighten your legs a bit more, which lengthen the hams further.
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    Originally Posted by hippocrates View Post
    Anyone has any experience doing Romanian Deadlifts with toes elevated? Ball of the foot resting .5-1 inch above the heel.

    I've been doing them for a few weeks now and everything seems good. Gives a really good (extra) stretch to the hams. But then again I'm using baby weight (135) atm.

    Interested to hear if someone has been doing them for any decent length of time with decent weights. Just wanna make sure I'm not leading myself to a pointless injury.

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    Originally Posted by hippocrates View Post
    Anyone has any experience doing Romanian Deadlifts with toes elevated? Ball of the foot resting .5-1 inch above the heel.

    I've been doing them for a few weeks now and everything seems good. Gives a really good (extra) stretch to the hams. But then again I'm using baby weight (135) atm.

    Interested to hear if someone has been doing them for any decent length of time with decent weights. Just wanna make sure I'm not leading myself to a pointless injury.

    Cheers
    Toes Elevated

    Preforming them in this manner allows you to push back further increasing range of motion on the hamstrings.

    The greater the range of motion, the more muscle fiber you work.

    I have used that method when preforming them with Good Mornings.

    Squats with Board Under Heels

    Think about how placing a board under you heels places more of the workload on the Quads.

    Board Under Toes

    By placing the board under you toes, the reverse occurs. The workload shift more to the posterior chain, the hamstrings.

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