Just curious...

[Daisho]

What is the Romanian dead lift?

[bushido_man96]

Thanks for that. So, a straight-legged deadlift, then?

[Daisho]

actuallyi'd never heard it called that before, but i did come across sources showing what appears to be the same lift.

this is one of my absolute favorites when i'm at the gym. i added this as it is supposedly great for building the right musculature to deal with throwing and falling, and as such would help avoid injury. I actually came across it on a page by one of the former U.S. Olympic Judo team-members, and have found that it's a widely used lift in some of the top college wrestling programs weight routine, and also a central lift in many football programs.

[bushido_man96]

Does this lift hit primarily the back muscles, or does it get some of the legs as well?

[Daisho]

Does this lift hit primarily the back muscles, or does it get some of the legs as well?

if my form is really good throughout the lift, it certainly hits the legs well. I actually find most of my power in the lift from driving my feet through the floor.

but i do notice it's an easy lift to get lazy, like my legs'll be sore from squats, and so when i'm doing my RDL's i'll do maybe 2 perfect, then windup not bending with the lift and turning the final 3 into modified barbell rows.

Since this has been added tomy routine, i've noticed a difference from thighs to upper-back, and right down the middle of the abs.

[bushido_man96]

I may have to add it to my leg routines then. It doesn't look like it would impact the knees too much. Should I do it on the day I do my back exercises?