Let’s build some RUMP ROUNDS👇🏼
The RDL is one of my favorite movements for so many reasons — it absolutely SMOKES the posterior chain, increases hip resiliency, boosts grip strength, & builds a big ass caboose 🚂
The muscles worked with the RDL have a wide application to strength, power, fitness, & normal day to day activities while also complimenting hip function!
The goal of the RDL is to maximally stretch the glutes so they can fully lengthen and shorten in order to create as much tension as possible.
Too many people place emphasis on ‘how low can I lower the bar?’ and not enough on ‘how can I maximally stretch the glutes?’
Instead of thinking about lowering the bar to you feet for a down & up movement, think about performing a standing hip thrust for a BACK then FRONT movement — cues like this matter!
When your hips stop traveling backwards, this is your end range of motion & it’s time to push back up!
This will increase the amount of hip flexion, which leads to more glute stretch, leading to MORE glute gains.
It’s also good to note if your goal is glute GROWTH, you’re going to need to fuel your body right, load the glutes at least twice per week, put your booty bands in the closet, & grab some big girl weight 😉
Do you have any RDL variations in your current program?
What issues do you seem to have with RDLs?
Lmk in the comments!
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