What muscles does the Barbell Romanian Deadlift work?

Mainly the glutes and hamstrings. It also works the abs, adductors, forearms and traps.

What equipment do you need for the Barbell Romanian Deadlift?

It uses a barbell. Without it, the Band Good Morning and the Deficit Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift train the same muscles the same way.

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Romanian Deadlift.

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A hip hinge that lowers a barbell along the thighs with the knees barely bent, loading the hamstrings.

Set the bar over your shoelaces and take a hip width stance.
Grip the bar just outside your hips and stand tall with the hips and knees locked.
Lift your chest, set your shoulder blades back and brace your abdominals.
Push your tailbone backward and lower the bar down the front of your legs.
Stop where your hamstrings stop stretching, keeping only a slight knee bend.
Press your feet into the floor and drive your hips forward to stand tall.

Rounding the lower back instead of hinging at the hips, which loads the lumbar spine.
Bending the knees too much, which turns the lift into a squat and unloads the hamstrings.
Letting the bar drift away from the legs, which lengthens the lever on the lower back.
Looking up into a mirror, which extends the neck under load.

What muscles does the Barbell Romanian Deadlift work?: Mainly the glutes and hamstrings. It also works the abs, adductors, forearms and traps.
What equipment do you need for the Barbell Romanian Deadlift?: It uses a barbell. Without it, the Band Good Morning and the Deficit Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Barbell Romanian Deadlift good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Romanian Deadlift.