Stop F*cking Up RDL's (PROPER FORM!)

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Do you know how to do an RDL? If not, you're in luck. In this video, I am going to show you exactly how to perform RDL’s so that you can perform the exercise every time without making a single mistake. Remember, it's not just what exercise you do, but how you do them that matters the most and I want to make sure that you get the RDL form right every time you do them. Step 1 of this RDL guide is using where you grab the bar: If you take too narrow a grip on the barbell then you are likely going to run out of room for your hands when you lift the bar to the top. You want to avoid taking too wide of a grip however since that is going to make it difficult for you to engage your lats and keep the lift tight and stable from the bottom to the top. The ideal grip width on the RDL is to have your hands just outside your knees so that your biceps are touching them. Step 2 of this Romanian Deadlift guide is making sure that the lats are kept tight throughout the lift. Building off of what was just pointed out, you want to make sure that you not only tighten the lats as if you are doing a straight arm pushdown at the start of the movement, but that you keep them that way throughout the entire movement. Tightness of the lats is key to making sure that the bar doesn’t drift out in front of you and cause your form to breakdown. Drifting of the bar too far forward is going to cause unnecessary strain on the low back as we will point out later. Step 3 of this RDL’s tutorial is using keep

Published 2024-02-11 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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