Stiff Leg Deadlift VS. Romanian Deadlift

[@flugelblarghen]

4:58 Here Alan demonstrates the third option for picking up the bar. Teleporting it straight to your hands. You have to be a level 7 wizard though

[@kamo7293]

you know what? I never realised somehow.

[@kamo7293]

@Franco Sinatra calm down son

[@adburn1066]

Hehe

[@kyridounis5040]

Allan is when the wizard min maxes strength and int

[@marlee1108]

Nicu Vlad (romanian heavyweight weightlifter from Romania)was seen by some American lifters doing the deadlifts (flat-backed, semi-stiff legged barbell lift) in the Olympic training hall prior to either winning a medal, setting a world record or both. Since he is Romanian, the exercise got dubbed the Romanian deadlift, and that is the name most people know the exercise by.

[@ChadCilli]

Yes, it matches the position of the clean which is why the knee stays bent at all times and never straightens.

[@adambrunt7290]

That version of the story is boring though

[@bmstylee]

Squat rack? That's the shrug and curl rack. Get it together man.

[@RandomHandGum]

wild bill the rack pull rack

[@bmstylee]

@@RandomHandGum absolutely.

[@ats515]

@@bmstylee And don't forget the calf raises.

[@adyp5176]

shrug and curl rack? it's the raise your shirt and flash your skinny torso rack. FFS!

[@CeroAshura]

Don't forget the shoulder press and rack pulls.

[@natashamcloughlin7374]

When you realise youve been SLDLing this whole time instead of conventional.

[@SkizzyMajin]

natasha Mcloughlin 😂

[@jessethomas9676]

Yeah I always thought stiff leg was with locked-out knees

[@kaneaustin8708]

I just PR'd my deadlift by 20kilos with a sldl ffs 😂 backs stronger than my legs lol

[@islabee94]

Same

[@handsomejack5787]

@@jessethomas9676 i think you are supposed to have a slight bend in them to take the strain from the lower back but the position is supposed to stay the same and you bend at the waist. I noticed his legs started off slightly bent but then syraightened out. I could be wrong.

[@emilystevenson1831]

This was the best comparison video of the two movements I’ve seen. Thank you for taking the time to be so thorough in your explanation. I feel confident in my understanding and can’t wait to go to the gym!

[@bp56789]

"This is something that my coach BBBBBLLLLLAHHHH"

[@joshuaschoonover4033]

Hey Alan, how much does curling 5 days a week in the squat rack help with your squat? Asking for a friend.

[@danielclark6912]

What's a squat rack ? Do you mean curl station ?

[@jjwp-ql5rv]

@@danielclark6912 You deserve a million likes. That was golden

[@seand976]

@@jjwp-ql5rv think its a broscience quote

[@billaros1000]

If you curl heavy enough you have to use leg drive and it has pretty much 1:1 carryover to your squat to the point that you don't even have to squat

[@DanTejedaFit]

@@billaros1000 😂😂😂

[@Angar6975]

This history with Roman was great :D

[@smolboyi]

lol the history of this lift is actually known though, it's from an olympian

[@alexm300590]

False, but interesting and pretty funny nonetheless, although it would have been fair and educational to speak about the true source, romanian weightlifter Nicolae Vlad. Look it up, don't take my word for it, it is the internet after all:D

[@butch.dieselsteak]

@@alexm300590 It's actually Dragomir Cioroslan , Nicu Vlads coach who came up with this variation and of course like me he was Romanian

[@colega23]

Sigur, creierul meu nu e complet derutat în momentul de față

[@user-bu4fc6ki9z]

The thing I like about Alan is he is exceptional in explaining the nuance. Great channel and my favorite.

[@japphan]

SLDL is probably more useful to increase your DL, and if that is your goal, I agree with the programming. But I think RDL:s are better as a complement for functional strength, especially if you go slowly on the way down, so I would make RDL secondary, and SLDL tertiary for most purposes. Also, pause RDL:s is a great variation to improve stability for safer heavy barbell rows.

[@SirKaji]

"Let's cover the nuances for each movement" Slowly, but surely, Alan is turning into Jordan

[@Sorenbaa]

Søren Kaas Søøøøørrrrreeeeeeennnn

[@HollowedDestiny]

Feel like I just got wooooshed

[@jordanpike5816]

Nuance untamed

[@SirKaji]

Jordan Pike trian nuanced

[@Xplora213]

Nuuuuuuaaaannnccceeeeedddd

[@justinm1815]

Shit. I always thought they were the same thing.

[@999------]

me too😅

[@georgeharoun1442]

wtf

[@SquatsAndThoughts]

Yep, +1 here. My mind is blown.

[@Nihil0s]

You thought wrong, dude.

[@justinm1815]

No one calls me dude unless they’re my bros, or some dudes hanging out with my bros and them dudes are considered dude-bros.

[@shanemartinson5006]

interesting info, I was always taught that the difference was in a sldl you legs were straight without a bend at the knees and with rdl you could have a slight bend at the knee joint, didn't know that wasn't the case. also didn't know about the hitting the floor was a major difference either, then I guess I'm doing both versions in my program then..... Thanks for the info Alan

[@HackMasterBlaster]

I've been watching your channel for a few years now and I still love it

[@louderthangod]

I definitely like the RDL as my accessory because I feel it specifically hits a bigger weakness for my which is my hamstrings...I just feel their activation more. I figure if you’re going to consider SLDL then you might as well just do more DL’s or deficit DL’s instead.

[@Worlds.Strongest.Mauro10]

"Activation"

[@shershahiqbal6792]

@@Worlds.Strongest.Mauro10 he means a stretch and burn in the muscle if that wasn't glaringly obvious.

[@scottwebster695]

@@shershahiqbal6792 what I Rome Man said was funny..."if that isn't glaringly obvious."

[@michaelscott5653]

Nah, full rom is always superior to half rom romanian dl

[@stevedaddy3498]

What sldl puts a greater emphasis on the hamstrings than rdl

[@coletteflevy]

AMAZING explanation and detail beyond just the difference, so we actually understand. And taking us through to the thinking around programming was fantastic. Just this vid has made me a subscriber.

[@AggieAdrian]

The pymt about the elbows and knees really helped me with invisioning myself on my platform and use those ques to execute my deadlifts and staightlegged deadlifts. I went from a piece of MDF board to a real platform = totally excited! Thanks again and keep the excellent content coming!

[@567Kriss]

I genuinely needed this video. I guess *I've been doing a hybrid between the two....* Thanks Alan!

[@DSingh4809]

Austin's Cameo was amazing.

[@davidec.4021]

BLUUUARGHHHH

[@Jafmanz]

the knees and arms tip is a game changer, so simple.. so effective...

[@fernandotorres4225]

Damn dude, I have never commented on this sort of video before. Been watching a lot of "Experts" since I started training 4 months ago, never subscribed to a single one of their channels. As soon as I saw this I subscribed without question. Thanks for the info, keep up the good work!

[@oliverconroy6894]

Absolutely love Romanian deadlifts, my hamstrings and glutes feel amazing

[@uansari1]

Mind blown! The knee alignment with the arms cue is a game changer for me!

[@giuseppebiundo6356]

I was always under the impression that a stiff leg deadlift was an off the ground or floating bar bend at the hip with locked out knees. Then the Romanian deadlift was just soft, or bent, knees either off the ground or floating. Didn't think the difference had anything to do with bar path but was more about locked out or not locked out knees.

[@georgewalters3343]

Thats how I always learned it, especially with the stiff leg being with your legs nearly straight to where your hamstrings and glutes are moving almost all of the weight.

[@hammerhead_369_6]

I was always taught that as well and every coach I know or have heard says the same thing this is a first for me.

[@Terrull]

Same here

[@joshmoronstein]

It just doesn't make any sense that the "stiff leg deadlift" is not performed with locked out knees hence "stiff legs".

[@hammerhead_369_6]

I placed a comment on the channel as well and I love Alan thank he is a very good dude and very knowledgeable but I don't get this.

[@shibby5535]

Amazing video. This is my reference video every time someone asks me the difference or I go back to either lift after not having done them for a while. Thanks for the solid gold amigo

[@reallyeffingcooltechnodude]

Schmitz, Jim. "Jim Schmitz on the Lifts: Romanian DeadLift". IronMind. the “discovery” of the RDL was in my gym, The Sports Palace, in San Francisco in 1990 .. Nicu Vlad, of Romania .. proceeded to do this lift, a combination stiff-leg deadlift and regular deadlift, but actually neither. Someone watching asked what the exercise was he was doing. Nicu just shrugged his shoulders and said it was to make his back strong for the clean. Dragomir also said the same; it was just a lift that Nicu had developed for his back and clean. .. Someone taking notes asked what this lift was called. .. Nicu and Dragomir didn’t have a name, so I said, “Let’s call it the Romanian deadlift or RDL for short,” and every one agreed

[@luan288]

Matt Foreman tells the similar side of this but some of the details are off compared to Jim Schmidt’s version. It was def in 1990 when Vlad and Dragomir (his coach) were touring the states visiting many gyms to prep him for the Goodwill Games that year. Foreman was one of the lifters at the OTC when he watched Vlads training for weeks. At one of the sessions Vlad had a tough time as he was building up to 185k snatch. At the end of this he continues with his accessory work of the deadlift from the top to which Foreman says that one of the other American lifters dubbed the Romanian Deadlift. Maybe that lifted was Schmidt. *shrugs shoulders. There’s a great article written about this and Vlad on the Catalyst Athletics site.

[@Ziploc_Wonder]

Awesome awesome! As a newly Certified Personal Trainer it's things like this I love watching/reading/researching to expand my knowledge-base and toolkit to ensure proper information is relayed to any client I would get. Great vid, thank you!

[@monkeyxpwner]

This video was awesome, I learned some stuff I didn't know. I usually us the RDL for hypertrophy and the stiff legs for more strength oriented days.

[@steliospournis9263]

I ve been watching Alans KZbin channel for almost 3 years now. I ve never been disappoinded with its content. EVER. Thank you Mr Thrall 😎

[@crucialtaunt722]

Subscribed just from hearing Primus in your video.

[@Miss-Meowscular]

I have learnt more from your channel than any other. You explain things so well, thank you 😁

[@YashSharmaFitness]

Don't you think RDL allows to lift more cause you're getting a huge stretch reflex. Especially if you're bringing picking it up from squat Rack.

[@thecatvirusgotme889]

Mo is correct. Also half the lift, the eccentric part is missing in the SLDL. So the RDL is perhaps twice as hard.

[@henrids]

I definitely get more grip fatigue with RDLs, and the hands cannot rest during execution - as a consequence, I can definitely SLDL more than RDL

[@lazo3251]

@@henrids You need to switch to mixed grip if you have grip issues.

[@1926PlovdivCity]

Alan is so so SO on point best explanation on youtube no bullshit just straight facts. Thanks for everything Alan wish you all the best

[@abluequaker5486]

I’m 6 weeks into a program that uses both of these. Turns out I’ve just been doing RDL’s the whole time. On the plus side, I’m doing the RDL’s correctly and the program doesn’t actually make me do SLDL’s that often anyway.

[@GP-ii1eg]

This is an excellent video with great detail and cues, seems like few comments acknowledged that for some reason

[@pistolpete7777]

RDL--- brought to us in 1992 I believe...by Nicu Vlad...a romanian weightlifter doing a seminar at Jim Schmidtz gym...all the US lifters were amazed...nicu said he does this to strengthen the back for the clean...thats the history lesson

[@gundabalf]

I wouldn't call Nicu Vlad just "a weightlifter". He is an Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist, 3 times world champion, 2 times European champion and world record holder.

[@butch.dieselsteak]

His coach Dragomir Cioroslan came up with this variation in the 80s

[@aquaMaster13]

After 1:26 I knew I had to give this video a like. The content is also great, but the skit is just so good.

[@willbower4144]

Like that Primus

[@GmRb79]

Primus Sucks! 🤙

[@gushanana]

No one has explained this as good as you. Thank you!

[@JoeAuerbach]

I won't lie, his SLDL looked exactly like a deadlift to me.

[@MrFINcredible]

His hips are high so there's no room for any leg drive. In a regular deadlift you tend to have slightly lower hips which allows you to start the movement with a push from the legs and a pull from your back.

[@JoeAuerbach]

@@MrFINcredible I heard that, but it seems like a very tiny difference for me. Maybe that comes down to me having a long torso. Not sure. I think he did a comparison in the video, but they both looked identical to me. And it's not like I don't deadlift a lot, so I feel like I should see the difference. I just don't see it.

[@MrFINcredible]

@@JoeAuerbach Fair enough! I've got a fairly long torso too so my own deadlift looks more similar to Alan's SLDL than his conventional DL. I guess it does just depend on your own morphology.

[@JoeAuerbach]

@@MrFINcredible possibly, but I'm going to play with it and see if maybe my deadlift is lacking. I doubt I'm so unique

[@adrianrodriguez2686]

As Alan's pointed out in a previous video, it's about having a little stiffER legs than your regular deadlift, whatever that may look like. That doesn't mean knees locked out. The same goes for close(r) grip bench, for exemple if your bench grip is usually very wide, then your close grip may look like someone else's regular grip, but it's still closer TO YOU. (Close grip doesn't have to mean up to the knurl)

[@ohjeez0016]

Well this is my new favorite fitness channel

[@puppy8125]

Emily L Good thing you’re listening to Alan and not some garbage fluff and pump machine using “fitness” KZbinr! Alan thrall knows his stuff :)

[@frodothehobo9938]

i like to do RDL's with a snatch grip, forces my back to stay tight, and i think taking it from the rack is stupid. taking it from the floor first is essentially free practice pulling from the floor, it isn't going to be heavy enough to have the same recovery impact as a real deadlift. but it's still practice pulling from the floor.

[@GTrax1992]

The drawback being your mom will yell at you for dropping heavy ass weights on the floor...

[@frodothehobo9938]

@@GTrax1992 buy some rubber mats my dude. theyre like 20 bucks.

[@vintner_]

I do the same, but more to also train my grip, which is weak recently, while I train my hams, glutes, etc. It's a very good idea, indeed.

[@anoopjm]

When I want to climb up my DL weight, I usually start off from the rack because it's.a safe way to work your way to a higher weight.

[@chrisitan4909]

Vid Quality is a lot better than the last time I saw your vids. Resubbing PS Love the outro

[@CAHOP2401]

I always thought RDL's were more of an accessory movement for leg day. Mostly use them to work my hamstrings.

[@TheLouisianan]

They sort of are. You shouldn't ever do RDLs at low reps and the BBM guys usually program RDLs for 8s or 10s. They're like a tertiary movement where you might do 2ct DLs or Block pulls on the secondary lift slot.

[@BubbasBanter]

I’m so happy I ran into this video! So informative! 💪

[@Tonys_Podium]

The RDL would keep continuous tension on the hamstrings and forearms.

[@lsporter88]

Very thorough description and explanation. Superb video.

[@samdajellybeenie14]

8:20 “If you picked the Romanian deadlift, congratulations 🎉🎊🍾 you are...WRONG.” Hahahahaha

[@wb2605]

Great way to explain this with the knee to elbow correlation

[@rustyblade9366]

Romanian deadlift feel so great. So much better than conventional. I also feel too much stress in my lower back from stiff legged deadlift. That's my oppinion

[@budthecyborg4575]

Yup, the lower range of motion makes a Romanian DL good for recovery.

[@MRoach03]

"Romanian deadlift feel so great. So much better than conventional" better for what? For building muscle?

[@budthecyborg4575]

I guess another way of describing the Romanian DL would be "Block pull with no blocks".

[@hannahm.9881]

@@MRoach03 I think they mean feels better for them than the conventional DL.

[@mariomendez6404]

Excellent way to explain, im really grateful for your time and effort of sharing with all.

[@BuddhaBlurbs]

love your presentation...just matter of fact but kinda funny .. guess it's just your personality....

[@TheBlacksun82]

Owing to Nicu Vlad the flat-backed, semi-stiff legged barbell lift (with a form similar to a deadlift) came to be known as the Romanian deadlift. He was seen by some American lifters doing the deadlifts in the Olympic training hall prior to either winning a medal, setting a world record or both. Since he is Romanian, the exercise got dubbed the Romanian deadlift, and that is the name most people know the exercise by. As the exercise does not involve lifting the weight off the ground, it is not technically a deadlift, but rather a powerful compound accessory movement that strengthens the same muscles. Nicolae "Nicu" Vlad (born 1 November 1963) is a retired heavyweight weightlifter from Romania. He competed for Romania at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. He won the world title in 1984, 1986 and 1990 and European title in 1985 and 1986 and set world records in the snatch in 1986 and 1993.[2]Between 1991 and 1996 he lived in Australia and competed for it internationally. In 2006 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.

[@emehtonich]

I bet Alan can RDL ONE THOUSAND POOUUNDDSSSSS

[@YourMother698tong]

Wait a minute what are you doing here?!

[@neonblacksmith]

Damn I just learned more from this one vid about the differences between the two that i have learned from watching 5 or 6 other vids. Thank you Thrall

[@nateolsen9237]

If you ever shave your beard I'd probably quit lifting

[@tictac4949]

David Cann no wonder I lost 15 pounds off my squat

[@koberowland9798]

@@tictac4949 very Underrated comment 😂

[@Itsmeyourdad666]

That's where all his power is

[@Titokstro1]

Bruh

[@riazami88]

Thank God for this, ive been confused for the past few weeks on its differences and this was the only one i needed..

[@svancloud4035]

I just realized that I think I've been letting my deadlifts slip into SLDL over time... thank you senpai.

[@AT-vc3kz]

Did you realize that because your shins weren’t touching the bar? Or did you notice because the front of your knees weren’t even with the front of your arms at the start?

[@mariaalejandralandinezgarc8933]

Really liked how this dude explains everything not speaking like a professor (majority of other youtubers)

[@adamnshame]

It's insane how low you get on your RDLs. My acceptance criteria is that the bar makes it below my knee.

[@WtbgoldBlogspot]

Hey, Alan, great guide. Like for real, super informative and to the point, but also entertaining and shareable. Think this is my favorite video of yours I've seen. GJ.

[@ryans3628]

If it’s a salad, does that make it a Romaine-ian Deadlift?

[@timvan182]

Awesome! Lol

[@jordanbomb32]

Why would a romaine salad be a deadlift? That's stupid. You're stupid

[@ryans3628]

Jordan Grandbois 9:36

[@avdx1017]

@@jordanbomb32 aaah, commenting before watching the video. Some people can't stand in one place for 10 minutes these days.

[@ballelort87]

LOL today's winner of the internet😂

[@freecheese4143]

Oh my gawd! 1st time seen your channel. The intro !!!!!

[@garyswann3292]

Jerry was a race car driver

[@yellowjacket7023]

The quality of this video is Rad bro.

[@menarenotwomen]

4.5 years later and I still come back to this video to double check my form on both lifts. Great video

[@HaniJIsmail]

Alan can you make a video about slingshots and where exactly to include them in training as a raw lifter?

[@reezis1619]

you don't need them

[@HaniJIsmail]

@@reezis1619 alan includes slingshot bench as part of his training as an overload movement and implementing overload movements has been effective for a lot of people.

[@KXP70]

@@reezis1619 milk is inflammatory rape victim protein

[@mattbrown4141]

Maybe it's just me, but I can't help but call it the Romulan deadlift. Actual Romanians probably call it the Dacian deadlift. Awesome video! The matter of fact presentation is what keeps bringing me back.

[@Enju23]

I like my RDL mainly for the grip training it can give, may not lift as much but the amount of grip strength we get from it is nice

[@blessed2338]

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[@MrTrenttness]

This video was jam packed with information! Thanks!

[@Hotobu]

As much as I follow the form it always seems to me that I'm feeling these a little too much in my lower back, never had any lasting pain or injury though.

[@georgelane6350]

You might have poor mobility so your back has to work extra hard to fight it?

[@danielstacey7785]

I know this is an old comment but tensing hard through your core helps in abundance. Keeping chest up is a decent queue to not let your upper back roll forward but a lot of people tend to compensate by over arching their lower back, which you don't want to do either and overworks it. Neutral positioning with tensing through the core is best. Way I find this is once in position to start the exercise, I "pivot" myself at the pelvis and thoracic to find the mid points of range then brace in that position

[@michaelbowler565]

As mentioned core is the key. My back hurts a lot more when I don’t pull my core in

[@liangraph]

Fantastic Video so explanatory and at the same time so simple and fun ...you just added a new subscriber !

[@noloking]

Great insight, I feel we are friends now

[@AnkitKumar-qe3uf]

You definitely cleared my doubt about RDL and SLDL thanx.....

[@317MaseX]

Yea I've been a trainer for two years and I have a BS and sad to say I thought they were the same thing hahaha Thanks bro very good video (as usual)

[@HeraclesDCXVI]

Can't even tell if I've been doing SLDLs or RDLs, as I've mixed them up my whole life. Thanks so much for clearing this up

[@SwissCheese667]

Alan keeps getting weirder.. I love it ! Keep up the good work!!

[@jakedominguez-street]

Wow.... Really good info. Explained gooder than some others. You are appreciated. Be blessed 🙏🏽 and know love ❤️

[@seanmagnusson2581]

Alans stiff leg looks close to my regular deadlift form, is that just because of leverages?

[@Pancaker781]

Same Long limbs

[@kiddkaos1]

If your knees are inside your arms, and your back is still close to horizontal then that's just how you're built.

[@callemoreus794]

Getting hips lower is just uncomfortable for us taller ppl, and your knees get in the way for the barbell getting too low

[@kiddkaos1]

@@callemoreus794 I'm 6'3" and the best cue I've had recently is being aware of my knee/elbow placement which has caused me to pull with my hips lower. Had to point my toes outwards more to accommodate it, but my deadlifts have never felt better.

[@callemoreus794]

kiddkaos1 Will have to try something like that, im 6'2 and it feels akward deadlifting, just havent Found the groove yet

[@jjseed3407]

The roman story not only added high production value it also is best to tell a story like that so people will always remember the difference. Thumbs up

[@marknieuwejaar1075]

None were actual stiff legged dead lift I saw. My favorite is real straight stiff legged dead lift off a bench. Put bar on bench, keep legs 100% straight through out entire movement stand toes to bar, pick up do reps...must be flexible...

[@pawlo669]

Bad for knees

[@ArtbyPaulPetro]

@@pawlo669 very!!!!

[@pawlo669]

@@ArtbyPaulPetro ppl like damage for 5% more pump lol xD

[@leodegas7731]

🤣🤣🤣 I've been doing both and I didn't even know it. As I warm up and add weight, i don't touch the ground. As I start to go from 10 reps to 5 or 4 reps i will touch the ground or tap it. I never drop the weight tho. I'm new to deadlift and only started it when I turned 58. I'm now 62. I do about 330 now and trying to get 400 lbs. I don't use a belt. I'm trying not to rely on extra tools. I did get to 400 lbs my first two years but stopped lifting for a year and a half because of depression and just hid from the world. Started 4 months ago again. Thanks for teaching me the difference. I will lift with more intention now instead of just doing any form of the exercise. Be blessed. Hello from San Diego. The homeless old man. ✌️😊

[@TheMasterfulcreator]

Maxx Chewning just the other day was doing stiff leg deadlifts and calling them romanian deadlifts.

[@swiftla]

One of your funniest. And informative obvs

[@mrowlbert]

Really just here for the beard, vocabulary ("tertiary"), history lessons, and food analogies.

[@jacobanderson5508]

Same

[@simonjones4943]

great cue with the knee position. Really easy to understand and implement

[@JonWeber]

So glad you clarified that RDL is by far superior.

[@shubhangikundu2827]

That's exactly what he didn't say

[@rishiramkissoon6976]

I always come back to this video..Alans are the best

[@amermeleitor]

What about the sumo deadlift?

[@TavitoCarbone]

Sumo replaces Conventional and viceversa. Just pick one of both and stick with that. Once in a while you can replace your main DL with the other one. I like to do 2/3 weeks of Conventional and then 2/3 weeks of Sumo

[@Odesztiny]

this is the content i didn’t know i needed :) thank you!

[@firmans12]

Hi Alan great vids. But i have a question. Im new to lifting weight i lift for about 6 months, since i put lots of muscle mass my flexibility / mobility are a bit gone is that usual or just okay? And how do you overcome that?

[@FOURTEEFIVE]

stretching broooo, and you gotta be religious about it

[@haukurthorsmarason5267]

I've always pulled my SLDLs with locked knees. Regularly do 220lbs 6x3 like that as part of my DL warm up.

[@adamtschmidt4303]

if YOU SAID rOMANIAN dl CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE WRONG! I laughed way to much at that.

[@pantopia3518]

I disagree that your choice of accessory should look as much like the main lift as possible. In that case you would do more deadlifts to build up your deadlift and if fatigue is a factor then you would do a technique session with light weight. Instead the accessory lifts are to strengthen and grow the muscles in the main lift that are needed but don't get a good stimulus (eg the hamstrings in the deadlift). Also their may be a different technique or focus that causes gains by another pathway (eg including the eccentric in RDL and not the other movements, we know including eccentrics is important for maximum gains). With that said I agree with everything you said about when you program them.

[@Crunchy_Brunchy]

Alan, where did you get that clip from Eddy Wally 🤣

[@RichardADastardly]

Yeah, that one really came out of left field. I did not expect to see him in an American video.

[@Rikki2684]

I guess I do both then. Because I live in an apartment building I can't drop the weights to the ground, but I have to pick them up the first time. You have been a great deadlift teacher btw

[@camaitken1619]

“That means third” ...died laughing

[@LOLAZOH]

Perfect comparison, love your videos Alan.

[@mmalex91]

The Romanian deadlift is a variation named for Nicu Vlad - heavyweight weightlifter from Romania en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicu_Vlad

[@zoewiese9912]

I have so much trouble keeping my back straight when picking it up, I’m only 5’1 so I’m gonna try picking it up out of the squat rack. Thank you!