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09-15-2005, 06:52 PM #1
Did romanian deadlifts for the first time today
i've never really done romanian deadlifts before lifting, maybe i experimented with it once and stopped because i was afraid it would hurt my back.
Today i did them, with dumbells and i was suprised i was able to use up to 100lb dumbells for 8 reps. I certainly feel added tension in my hamstrings as i kept my legs very still.
I think i'll incorporate them in at least 2/3 of hamstrings workouts from now on. Anyone else here do this exercise or do most of you just do leg curls?
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09-15-2005, 07:01 PM #2
I like to use them as part of my hamstring workouts. You can really move some weight with this exercise (I've used 100's as well). I believe they are safer than stiff-legged deadlifts because you keep a neutral spine alignment. Your hamstrings will handle more of the load rather than the lower back. I learned how to do this exercise from reading an article by Dr. Fred Hatfield.
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09-15-2005, 07:05 PM #3Originally Posted by striker93
but i did feel it well, so that's certainly good.
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09-15-2005, 07:09 PM #4Originally Posted by ward065
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09-15-2005, 07:14 PM #5
Romanian deadlifts do not equal stiff legged deadlifts?? I was wrong.
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09-15-2005, 07:18 PM #6Originally Posted by chest6
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09-15-2005, 07:27 PM #7Originally Posted by striker93
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09-15-2005, 07:31 PM #8
hehe ok this is confusing, which exercise was i doing.
i grabbed the dumbells, leaned my torso as forward as possible, while keeping my legs perfectly still, then returning to the starting position
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09-15-2005, 07:57 PM #9Originally Posted by chest6
Think of reaching your toes, with straight-legs. The stiff-legged version involves rounding your back to reach for your toes and the romanian version involves keeping a slight arch in your lower back (the trunk will be slight extended rather than flexed). I know you like powerlifting. Think of Louie's good mornings and this is how you would perform the romanian deadlift (with an arch in the lower back). With the stiff-legged deadlift, think of the stretch where you reach for your toes (trunk flexed over).
There is a major difference between these two exercises!
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09-15-2005, 07:58 PM #10Originally Posted by ward065
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09-15-2005, 08:12 PM #11Originally Posted by striker93
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09-15-2005, 09:01 PM #12Originally Posted by striker93
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09-15-2005, 09:02 PM #13Originally Posted by ward065
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09-17-2005, 09:59 AM #14Associate Member
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Should you feel a tension in the lower back as well with Romanian deads? Or is that just with stiff-legged deads?
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09-17-2005, 09:59 AM #15Associate Member
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The reason I ask is because, I'll slightly bend my knees, keep my whole back straight, lower the weight to mid-shin level and back up and I feel a pull in the hamstrings and also in the lower back.
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09-17-2005, 01:22 PM #16Originally Posted by Billyspt4
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