Romanian Deadlift

Danish: Rumænsk dødløft med vægtstang

Movement pattern

Hinge

Equipment

Barbell

Main muscles

Biceps femoris (long head), Gluteus maximus, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus

Also works

Adductor magnus, Erector spinae

Stabilisers

External abdominal oblique, Flexor digitorum profundus, Flexor digitorum superficialis, Internal abdominal oblique, Latissimus dorsi, Trapezius (lower fibres), Trapezius (middle fibres), Rectus abdominis, Transversus abdominis, Trapezius (upper fibres)

Muscle groups

Hamstrings, Glutes

Level

Intermediate

Type

Compound, pull

Load

External load

Logged as

Reps

Joint load

Lower back / trunk: high

Related exercises

Belongs to: Conventional Deadlift

Alternatives: Cable Pull-Through, Deficit Barbell Deadlift, Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, Barbell Good Morning, Stiff-Leg Deadlift, Sumo Deadlift

Variation of: Conventional Deadlift

Opposing movement: Barbell Clean and Jerk, Barbell Lunge, Barbell Press Under, Barbell Reverse Lunge, Barbell Snatch, Barbell Split Jerk, Barbell Thruster, Barbell Zercher Squat, Hang Barbell Snatch, Overhead Squat, Paused Barbell Squat, Power Barbell Snatch, Power Clean, Sumo Deadlift

Other names

German: Rumänisches Kreuzheben · Spanish: Peso muerto rumano con barra · French: Soulevé de terre roumain à la barre (RDL)

Liftosaur: Romanian Deadlift, Barbell · wger: Barbell Romanian Deadlift (RDL), Romanian Deadlift · free-exercise-db: Romanian Deadlift

Also called: BB Romanian Deadlift, Barbell RDL, Barbell RDLs, Barbell Romanian Dead Lift, Barbell Romanian Deadlifts, RDL, RDL (Barbell), RDLs (Barbell), Romanian Deadlift (Barbell), Romanian Deadlifts (Barbell)

Build a plan See it in the explorer

Identifier: https://overachiever.eu/kg/exercise/romanian-deadlift

Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)