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Hip hinge / deadlift

Romanian Deadlift

Trains hip hinge / deadlift. You'll need a olympic barbell. We use it as an accessory rather than a main lift.

What you need

Equipment
Olympic Barbell
Trains
Hip hinge / deadlift
In a plan
An accessory

How to do it

Push your hips back, bar stays against your legs, stop when the hamstrings run out.

Watch the form ↗

That's a search, not a fixed video — deliberately. A pinned clip can be deleted or turn out to be a bad demonstration, and you'd only find out mid-workout.

When we won't give you this

  • We leave this out for anyone who's flagged their lower back — the spine is holding the load rather than a machine.
  • We introduce this once you've got a training cycle behind you.

None of this is medical advice — see the health disclaimer.

If the machine's busy

These train the same pattern, and they're what the app offers you as a swap: