Romanian deadlifts (vid)

[LiftingSteve93]

Hey, I'm pretty new to these and was just wondering if some of you could critique this for me.

[k9pit]

Bar looks like it's traveling out a bit out front. That *may* come back to haunt you later.

This link helped me a ton in that area as well as emphasizing the importance of contracting the lats with the movement (which makes the movement far more stable and easier to progress in weight moved).

[chazzy1864]

IMO, the overall lift was sloppy. As k9 said, the bar traveled out, which creates more load on the low back.

RDLs are performed to target the hams and glutes. The bar path isn't the thing to focus on. The RDL isn't just a shorter ROM'ed deadlift. Focus on the travel of your hips. Slow the reps down and push your hips back as you lower the bar. Your shins might even take on a negative angle and as you shove your hips back. Stretching your hams and glutes in the process. As long as your hips are traveling, keep lowering the bar. When you've gone as far as you can, contract your glutes and forcefully return to the top of the movement.

[LiftingSteve93]

Bar looks like it's traveling out a bit out front. That *may* come back to haunt you later.

This link helped me a ton in that area as well as emphasizing the importance of contracting the lats with the movement (which makes the movement far more stable and easier to progress in weight moved).

Very informative, thanks! And I agree, it seems like it is going a bit too far in front. Will rep on rc

[LiftingSteve93]

IMO, the overall lift was sloppy. As k9 said, the bar traveled out, which creates more load on the low back.

RDLs are performed to target the hams and glutes. The bar path isn't the thing to focus on. The RDL isn't just a shorter ROM'ed deadlift. Focus on the travel of your hips. Slow the reps down and push your hips back as you lower the bar. Your shins might even take on a negative angle and as you shove your hips back. Stretching your hams and glutes in the process. As long as your hips are traveling, keep lowering the bar. When you've gone as far as you can, contract your glutes and forcefully return to the top of the movement.

Thanks!
I'll take another video next time I do them. And I have no idea why I was going so fast lol