Strength · Hinge · Dumbbells
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift is a strength exercise with dumbbells that mainly works the hamstrings, with help from the glutes, lower back and forearms.
How to do it
- Soft knees that stay put
- Push the hips back, keep the back neutral
- Lower until you feel the hamstrings stretch
- Squeeze the glutes to stand up
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 8–12 reps with 2:00 rest. When every set reaches 12 reps, the weight goes up 2 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Hamstrings
Also
- Glutes
- Lower back
- Forearms
Joints it loads
- Lower back a lot
- Hip some
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of dumbbell romanian deadlift, and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.