How to Do Barbell Romanian Deadlift

Form Cues

1. 1

   Push hips back keeping bar close to legs, keep back flat throughout

2. 2

   Feel hamstring stretch

3. 3

   Keep a soft, fixed bend in the knees throughout — this is a hip hinge, the knees don't drive the movement

4. 4

   Stop the descent once your hamstrings feel fully loaded, not when the bar reaches the floor

Common Mistakes

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  Rounding the lower back at the bottom — stop the range of motion before the back rounds

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  Squatting the weight down instead of hinging — if your knees travel forward more than your hips travel back, it's become a squat

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  Chasing a longer range of motion than your hamstring flexibility allows — that's exactly how the lower back rounds