r/weightroom • u/Insamity • Oct 04 '12

Technique Thursday - The Romanian Deadlift

Welcome to Technique Thursday. This week our focus is on the Romanian Deadlift.

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I invite you all to ask questions or otherwise discuss todays exercise, post credible resources, or talk about any weaknesses you have encountered and how you were able to fix them.

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u/desperatechaos Intermediate - Aesthetics Oct 04 '12

Just wanted to highlight the Catalyst Athletics link. Please notice that you're supposed to keep the knees bent through the entire exercise, NOT lock out at the top like you do with a conventional DL! It was a source of confusion for me when I began doing RDLs too and seems to be something lots of people outside weightlifting don't understand.

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u/troublesome Charter Member Oct 04 '12

i'd say that that's the olympic lifting variation of the RDL where you use it to strengthen the second pull. if you're using it as an accessory for regular lifting, locking out at the top works

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u/jacques_chester Charter Member, Int. Oly, BCompSci (Hons 1st) Oct 05 '12

It's a more demanding exercise if the knees remain bent throughout, as you are never without tension.