Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / hinge
Romanian deadlift
Soft knees, bar against legs, lats tight before the first hinge.
Muscles
- Primary
- hamstrings
- Supporting
- glutes, lats
Mechanics
- Pattern
- hinge
- Equipment
- barbell
- Geometry
- 120° Hinge Angle
- Energy model
- Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
- Target feel
- Hamstrings stretch under control while back position stays unchanged.
- Progression
- Add load only if the bar path stays close and tempo stays slow.
- Regression
- Use dumbbells or shorter range if low back takes over.
Watch for
- Squatting the movement
- Letting the bar drift forward
Substitutions
- DB Romanian deadlift
- Cable pull-through
- Back extension