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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEN ROMANIAN AND STIFF-LEGGED DEADLIFTS?
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What’s up, Achievers?! @laurenpak22 here answering a question we get asked all the time - What’s the difference between Romanian and Stiff-Legged deadlifts?! They look extremely similar, different camps like to vehemently advocate for one variation over the other - so which one is better?!
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The Romanian deadlift has a lot more knee bend (approximately 20 degrees or so). Because of this, there’s significantly less of a flexibility demand on your hamstrings and you’re also able to use more weight because you have a little bit more leverage with your center of mass lower. Your weight if often distributed along your mid-foot to heel area, and the RDL really targets your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back.
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The Stiff-Legged deadlift has you almost or fully locking out your knees with the vast majority of your weight on your heels. This tends to hyper-target your hamstrings because of the increased stretch on them. There is an increased demand on flexibility obviously and you have a slight disadvantage from a leverage standpoint because your weight is so far shifted back. The Stiff-Legged deadlift targets the same muscle groups as the RDL with a bit more emphasis towards the hamstrings. However, it can be debated that the hamstring involvement is just due to the passive stability gained from stretching that far rather than true active stability via increased muscular engagement.
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Which one is best for you? Try both out and see which one you like better! If you’re an athlete and more concerned about performance, you might like the increased knee bend with the RDL. If you’re more concerned with aesthetics and less about weight on the bar and you have the flexibility for it, you might like the stiff-legged version because you can “feel it” a lot more. However, this is just general advice because some Olympic lifting coaches love to program in Stiff-Legged deadlifts and some figure competitors and bodybuilders prefer RDLs. There is no right answer here!
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We hope this post helps you out! Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles! .
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#romaniandeadlift #rdl #stiffleggeddeadlift #achievefitnessboston
Happy Sunday!! Here’s a quick and challenging #HomeWorkout I did this week.
Using correct form and mind-muscle connection...(thinking about what muscles you are working) is key to building a strong body.
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Here’s what I did:
1️⃣RDL to Row
2️⃣Bridge Press
3️⃣Oblique Twist
4️⃣Squat Jump
5️⃣Alt KB Push-ups
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12 reps of each.
6 rounds.
As little rest as possible.
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When you perfect your form, add weight. Progressively overloading your muscles will help build strength, burn fat and get you lean.
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Push yourself! If you fail, that’s ok...get up and try again. Push-ups aren’t my favorite because I’m not good at them. But I do them. I practice. I fail. But I keep working.
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Don’t give up! And always...have fun. Enjoy the process
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Try this and let me know if you think it was worth it
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Falling over in your Bulgarian split squats and single leg RDLs?
These are probably the two most common exercises I’m asked for modifications for because people are unable to do them (or use the targeted muscles to the ‘intended degree’) because they’re struggling to just maintain their balance.
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Here are some good modification options so you can still reap benefits from single leg training with increased stability:
Single leg RDLs:
-Kickstand RDLs
-Assisted single leg RDLs
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Bulgarian Split squats:
-Assisted Bulgarian split squats
-Regular split squats
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▪️Instability is the enemy of hypertrophy (a little dramatic maybe). If your goals are primarily hypertrophy-based, exercises that are very stable where you can use more weight in a very controlled way will help you best achieve this goal. E.g. most stable: leg press, slightly less stable: barbell back squats, least stable: pistol squats).
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▪️There are benefits, however, to incorporating exercises with an instability component (e.g. single leg exercises) to help you to improve your coordination, balance, and athleticism. I used to really struggle with single leg RDLs and since incorporating them more regularly, not only has that exercise improved, the improved balance has translated to other exercises. I feel a lot more stable in my other lunge variations and more controlled executing them with heavier weights .
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▪️Ultimately what you choose will depend your current level and your goals and it’s likely a good idea to incorporate exercises with various levels of stability. But (bringing it back) if you want to increase your stability in the aforementioned exercises, here are some options
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Nuschi - Do It All For You
Edit: forgot the part most people will ask about. Shorts are from @fleoshorts
Alrighty guys... You want a great leg workout? Well here you have it!
BULGARIAN SPLIT SQUAT ⚔️
Reverse Pyramid Training
1st set: 6-8 reps (10kg/arm) ⚔️
2nd set: 8-10 reps (7.5kg/arm)
3rd set: 10-12 reps (5kg/arm) ⚔️
Make sure your reps are per leg. Rest 3 minutes in between sets. If adding dumbbells are too challenging, do bodyweight first until you can do 3 sets of 15 reps (resting period still applies). Then when you can add weight, start with 5kg dumbbells/arm and work your way up from there.
ROMANIAN DEADLIFTS ⚔️
Reverse Pyramid Training
1st set: 6-8 reps (7.5kg/side of Barbel) ⚔️
2nd set: 8-10 reps (5kg/side of Barbel)
3rd set: 10-12 reps (2.5kg/side of Barbel) ⚔️
WARNING! Make sure your Deadlift form is on point before you do this exercise. Again, rest 3 minutes between sets. If you have a hard time with Barbel RDL’s, try using dumbbells to strengthen your legs and get the movement down. Start from 10kg dumbbells/arm.
BOX JUMPS⚔️
Standard Pyramid Training
For this exercise, you want to gauge for yourself your highest box. Then once you’ve got that down, start your first set with a height that is at 50% effort for 6 reps. Then your 2nd set will be at 75% effort for 4 reps. Your final set should be at for 2 reps. REST 2-3 minutes between sets. ⚔️
You will have to gauge this for yourself but by no means should you do this exercise if you haven’t learned the right jumping mechanics. I only added this one for fun.
I challenge those of you who can do advanced box jumps to tag me in their workout videos/stories! Lezgo! ⚔️
DM/Comment below if you have questions
#Gymshark66 ▪️Day 54▪️Hamstrings & Glutes
Put it some slight work today and loaded 225lbs on the bar for the #romaniandeadlift for the 1st time ever. I was actually surprised on how well the weight moved especially because I don’t normally use a lot of weight with this movement in particular.
✅FIT NURSE TIP: The key to this particular lift is to pull with your hamstrings and engage your glutes while keeping your core tight. ⚠️Remember to keep the bend in your knees minimal.
Side note: It’s CHEAT DAY! Double tap ❤️ if you’re a true donut fan!
❇️FUN FACT: I prefer to train bigger muscle groups with a cardio session on cheat day first thing in the morning to make room for all the ungodly amounts of calories
Definitely going to feel today’s session tomorrow, BUT if I time the food coma just right, I might be able to sleep through some of the pain
EAT EVERYTHING whoever you are and wherever you at, as always... #progressnotperfection
Repost @theflexibull
How to do an actual Jefferson curl. This is done with 50kg a little more than 50% of my bodyweight. Spinal articulation vertebrae by vertebrae, slow and controlled. My back feels incredible. I learned this movement form Coach Christopher Sommer and others who have adopted this movement as part of their system. I oversee all of our athletes flexibility routines in addition to strength training. I integrated this movement into the ATG system and I have had phenomenal results in doing so.
@athletic_truth_group
@thekneesovertoesguy
@mr1nf1n1ty
Feeling grateful that my lower back feels SO GOOD doing these RDL’s (3 sets of 6-8 at 175 pounds).
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After years of chronic back pain where it hurt to walk and tie my shoes, being able to trust my body again is .
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I’ll never take my body’s ability to move for granted again.
What are you feeling grateful for today?
Lemme know below!
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#girlsgonestrong #strongwomenlifteachotherup #icoachwomen #strength #deadlift #girlswhodeadlift #rdl #romaniandeadlift
LOCKOUT DEADLIFT❗️
|| In diesem „so und nicht so“ Post soll es um die Endposition beim Kreuzheben gehen. Denn eine korrekte Lockout Position ist essentiell, um die Übung auch effektiv abzuschließen bzw. die komplette Range of Motion auszunutzen!☝
❌ Ein sehr häufig gesehener Fehler ist dabei, die Lendenwirbelsäule zu überstrecken. Dies ist allerdings nicht nur unnötig, sondern kann auch potentiell gesundheitsschädlich sein! So führt ein starkes Überstrecken der Wirbelsäule (lumbale Hyperextension) zu einer asymmetrischen, nach hinten verlagerte Belastung der Wirbel. Was das Risiko eines Bandscheibenvorfalls oder einer Wirbelgelenkblockade begünstigen kann - gerade bei höherem Gewicht
✅ Es ist also darauf zu achten, in der Endposition die Schultern nach hinten und die Brust nach oben zu nehmen. Die Hüfte wird aktiv in Streckung gebracht bzw. gegen die Stange gedrückt (Po anspannen). Die Wirbelsäule sollte dabei aber stets neutral gehalten werden!
Markiert gerne Eure Freunde, um sie darauf hinzuweisen und vor Verletzungen zu schützen!
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