Know and feel the difference! DEADLIFT vs. RDL 🔥🫶🏻

Do you know the difference between deadlifts and romanian deadlifts (RDL’s’)?
Many people are mixing things up.
💥 RDL’s are mainly targeting the hamstrings, glutes and the lower back.
• You should start with the barbell racked above the knees.
💥 The dl works the hamstrings, glutes, hip flexors, quads, core muscles, the upper back muscles and the lower back.
• You should start with the barbell on the floor.
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[@Thegardener87]

I find RDLs really difficult. Good to see a comparison from the side like this 👍🏻

[@Nate00084]

If you’re having trouble, might want to try with some light dumbbells until you feel comfortable. It doesn’t take a lot of weight to stimulate hypertrophy.

[@andreicmello]

Back extensions are a good replacement for RDL and they are less intimidating

[@nonebusiness5025]

I was trying to find the difference and finally I saw a visual was really helpful!

[@tamago_yaki]

​@@Nate00084yes! I love using dumbell for this

[@atanacildodasilvaescobar8156]

🤸‍♂️🙌🙌🙏🇧🇷👍

[@lilyann00]

I needed this lol I just do my best to copy what you do!!😂

[@fitness__kaykay]

✨🙏🏼🫶🏻

[@msLachayAnn]

No fr! That's what I do!

[@mylegguy8115]

No, don’t copy exactly because everyone’s anatomy is different. This is the problem with fitness gurus online. She has short torso long legs so she goes bar below knees. For people with long torso and short legs, it can be performed with bar above knees. Also, arm length can influence the optimal position, too.
Edit: Referring to RDL, not deadlift. But it’s the same for the starting position of a deadlift. Standard vs Sumo. Anatomy matters!

[@britterthecritter4531]

also remember there’s two types of RDLS: stiff leg and regular, one targets mkre hamstrings and the other targets more glutes!

[@fitness__kaykay]

Yes! And then there are also tons of variations on top! 👌🏻💥

[@UtgkjIoioo]

The fuck

[@thaiphra2183]

Would the regular RDL be similar to DL?

[@mariaasmrr]

which targets glutes and which one is hamstrings?

[@britterthecritter4531]

@@mariaasmrr stiff leg targets hammies; regular targets glutes! The more you band ur hips back, the more your stretch and target ur booty. But with stiff leg, there’s less range of motion and you stretch your hammies more instead. You can google each one yourself, easier to see it visually than explain in words 😂

[@JustAWave616]

Oh my goodness... Out of all the videos you are the only one Ive ever seen state this. Thank you...taught me alot!!! 💪🏿💪🏿

[@marlondominguez9309]

Wow that’s perfect! Perfect explanation, I’ve been struggling with my form for RDLs for a while now and comparing and contrasting it to a normal deadlift (which I have great form in) REALLY helped me distinguish between the two and fix my form for the RDLs.

[@nonebusiness5025]

Omg same

[@aoutsky]

Both look the same to me. When the barbell is loaded, she won't be able to go that low in a DL and it will look the same as RDL.

[@malakkhoder2267]

very useful these videos
this is the first time i know that RDL and deadlift are not the same 🤣😅
thank you coach ❤️

[@fitness__kaykay]

✨🙏🏼

[@healthhollow7218]

Thank you for pointing this out! I never knew how to do deadlifts right. I didn’t realize we had to bend our knees that much. I appreciate the tips!😊

[@fitness__kaykay]

❤️🙏🏼

[@SandraP4123]

Always make sure to keep the shoulders back.

[@x2lazy2die]

??? the RDL is literally the deadlift with only the top ROM. literally calling a stiff legged deadlift a romanian. why do u think its called "stiff legged" deadlift.
dislike and never recommend

[@ShhabShweiki]

🤍

[@Ishan_Hokage]

I watched 4 shorts and this one was the most helpful and easy to understand. Thank you 👍

[@fitness__kaykay]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@mandingo9471]

Beautiful and Breedable

[@johnviggogrnbech1089]

I have fallen in love with RDL after a hamstring injury. I has helped me immensely!

[@KS-zy3uu]

I've been doing deadlifts this whole time. Omg. Rdl? Who? I just started so I'm trying. I'm trying. 😮‍💨😮‍💨
Will use this as reference!

[@iamlollipoppin]

I thought deadlift start from the bottom and RDL’s start from the top.

[@fitness__kaykay]

Yes they do also. 🙏🏼

[@gigithebarberbeauty7146]

Squat, bend and snap VS. bend and snap... I think I got it

[@calvinyt8429]

You're genius😂,thx, I tried and it worked

[@gigidarko]

I’m so sad I can’t seem to do this right no matter how many videos I watch I feel so dumb at the gym wish I had someone to show me how to do it or tell me what I’m doing wrong

[@primrosed2338]

Deadlifts= Think shaving your shins. You will never forget form hehe

[@juliajones7779]

Omg, I used to think they were one in the same 😩. Thank you 💪

[@skateata1]

Me too

[@IncoOgnitO]

to add even more, there is "straight leg dead lift" its the mix of romanian and casual dead lift

[@SoGreen308]

Now lets see you woth that form with weight

[@dryu9758]

It’s not a DL unless your starting from the ground hence the term “dead”. What you showed was a RDL and then a SLRDL.

[@ALEXANDERJMORGAN]

Also, Romanian Deadlifts start at the top of the movement. Deadlifts start from the floor.

[@fitness__kaykay]

That’s true! 🙌🏼🙏🏼❤️

[@Medcursor]

Awesome dedication! Your progress is really impressive. Keep pushing those limits, you're doing great! 💪🔥

[@buenadzidzia6328]

Now I get it. While my trainer asked me to do regular deadlifts, I was doing RDLs and was confused when she told me I was doing them wrong. I thought these two are the same thing but they are absolutely not. Thank you for the accurate explanation!

[@TRUTH66ULTRA66]

Do it because u Love ur$elf and not the attention

[@SamanthaEdgell]

But they say bending in the knees a little more for rdl helps target glutes

[@beckys_bootyworkouts]

Yes slight bend compared to bending all the way she shows you perfect example here notice even in the second exercise she’s definitely bending slightly at the knee just slightly 😉🤗🥰

[@Feed-My-Mind-Not-My-Ego]

Thank you for sharing. So many people get this wrong.

[@marlonpurcell8635]

Baddie🔥🔥❤xxx

[@MsKnaz100]

So basically you’re working out your brain just as much trying to focus on what kind of lift you’re doing.

[@SocialExperiment232]

Absolutely! I sometimes don’t even like to play music while I work out because I get to distracted singing and will subconsciously follow the rhythm of the song and it’s very important to focus on controlling your movements and keeping a slow pace. It’s meditative in a way, you’re learning to listen to your body and move accordingly. That’s how I got myself to like working out, by connecting with the spiritual side of it!

[@user-bf4te9kl6b]

For anyone who wants to know the song: Gazo - Celine 3x

[@brendawright8523]

You're my hero! ❤

[@TheManuella3]

Did rdl's yesterday to the max and i honestly felt like my hips got fresh air the feeling from there was OPEN...🔓 The very first time i felt that😂it was the weirdest thing ever, i loved that "sensation"😅

[@suyashmadhavi1780]

I Needed this! Was stretching my hamstrings while lifting for my back muscles. Thank You so much

[@dolcevita713]

She's wrong...Your knees should always stay straight when doing any type of deadlift....with more weight added...it could cause a back injury...

[@vibhaspalding6457]

I prefer to do rdl, but go further down with anything between 16kg kettlebell, ir bar 17.5kg or 20kg. Sometimes deadlift with lower weight, like 15 kg or 17.5kg. sets of up to 3 sets of 10 to 12.

[@dukadukes8357]

I have been doing RDL’s for 2 years and just started deadlifting. 😅 I’m trying to get my form right cause I end up doing RDL’s lol

[@Fortysixand222]

First video I've ever seen actually explaining the difference and not just putting the two side by side and expecting you to notice what's different.

[@Blue_Skies]

💪

[@elduderino1329]

No , if you do RDL correctly the emphasis should be the hamstring, not your glutes.

[@DenisChampagne2212]

This is not a conventional deadlift position

[@MasterPigeonXD]

Why does my lower back hurt when I deadlift as shown, but not RDL?

[@RealLyfeFairy]

You’re the only person I’ve seen so far actually do these right

[@CathyMkahan]

Why do I usually feel the burn in my lower back?😭am I doing it wrong

[@hermanbraker18]

Thanks for looking this kaykay

[@UltraGalacticSuperFantastic]

This was awesome! First time getting clarity on the difference in a way I could understand. In my head, a quick cue seems like the RDL = "V shape" with the body since youre bending at the hips, and the DL = broken V because the knees move, so I remember the difference quickly.

[@KhadijaElawad-k6c]

Please answer me do u think I can gain weigh and muscles by only using 20 kg barbell or dumbles

[@soniafernandes1424]

Does anyone get ankle pains from RDLs? My ankles ache every time I do them

[@lyudmilashevchenko5648]

I thought these exercises are the same😅

[@fitness__kaykay]

🙈

[@Selenaurastar]

Wow after all these years i finally get it lowkey embarrassed 😭 thank u!!

[@rebeccacarroll7667]

Is one more glute focused vs. the other more hamstring focused?

[@ytl7750]

What’s the background song called?

[@Gesegirl]

Isn’t it different, one is a stiff leg deadlift, one is the Romanian deadlift. Right?

[@fbntr2433]

Whats name of song pls ?

[@gajeekk6375]

U DO HIBRID RDL WITH SDL

[@itishpaul5797]

Why not add a commentary over it.. it gets so much easier to grasp and understand

[@HarmonyandHope7]

So for RDL’s, we don’t need to squeeze when we come up?

[@Nekteck]

Maintaining wellness is crucial in order to enhance productivity in the workplace.

[@fitness__kaykay]

☺️🙏🏼✨

[@sss9851]

I want to work my lower back, which one should I do ?

[@dmevey]

Can’t see the text over the adverts. No idea what you are trying to show me here

[@nilimashah7422]

What’s the difference sorry I’m new to this

[@Canadiangal1970]

Wow your hair grew fast or is this an older video of you??

[@susic6544]

Deadlift start/end at the floor, and RDL start/end at the top.

[@fitness__kaykay]

Yes 🙌🏼❤️‍🔥

[@lucymwai6540]

Thanks

[@nitsa3173]

Thank you. I needed this. Does anyone know this song? Thank you .

[@vibhaspalding6457]

I do while standing on a ste to go lower than my feet.

[@neelamyadav1897]

Which one is better to do ?

[@MariaHerrera-pd6vw]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. This is the ONLY video I’ve found that actually makes the difference obvious !!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

[@nadineh4767]

Doesn’t that target the hamstrings as well?

[@twam4664]

They targets same muscle?

[@AnjaliSharma-ql6tf]

Iff back pain occurs?

[@lorindagarcia4902]

DEADLIFT! 💪💪💪💪

[@Daughterofsatansson]

Beautifully explained

[@JDezOfficial]

I’ve been trying to do normal deadlifts and have been doing Romanian deadlifts instead🤣 I’m so used to “Good Mornings” that hinging my knees feels like I’m doing a squat. This was extremely helpful

[@ladiiijaguar19]

Thank you because I was soo confused

[@Bigdaddychristmas]

I can’t seem to keep my back straight when I try to do RDL

[@itsellie.]

Reposition your stand, either open or close your legs more or the way your toes are pointed either straight or outwards… people have different body postures so they have to position to where you don’t feel pain on your lower back and can manage to keep straight

[@unekoslim3788]

Which would be best to use?

[@c.9914]

I always feel slightly off doing RDLs. Like that one video of Vanilla Ice describing the difference between Ice, Ice, Baby and Under Pressure.

[@michaelaza7207]

I have a question..
I know that to lift something heavy you have to start with a squad position because otherwise it will have a bad effect on your hips. So what's the difference between the deadlift movement in this video and lifting weights with your hips?

[@manuelthegift]

First is one squat❤

[@Jana-uu9ig]

Informative❤

[@Samara077]

What is this song I’ve been listening to this video on repeat on the gym !! 💪🏽🏋🏽‍♀️🏋🏽‍♀️

[@frenzyfog5322]

I am surely grateful to you for explaining thank you

[@fitness__kaykay]

Thank you - my pleasure 🤗🙏🏼

[@Magnate1992]

Thanks love

[@Rosesandthorns_6]

Finally someone explains the difference! Thank you!

[@gsramek1]

Before they called it RDL's we called it straight leg or stiff leg deads

[@fitness__kaykay]

🤝🏼

[@brendawright8523]

What song is this?

[@abbeycorbett2099]

What song is this?

[@battlefox8460]

I don't know what im doing wrong 😢 I'm trying to do the rdls with dumbbells and a straight bar and i can't seem to feel any stretch in my glutes or hamstrings. Im retracing my lats as well and can still reach the floor and still no stretch, i do feel alot of tightness on my lower back, i hinge my hips far back and slight bent at the knees and nothing. Any ideas or advice? Thank you in advance

[@nadakaddoura8252]

What’s an alternative for someone with a low back injury ???

[@brendawright8523]

Thank you

[@vinnyknight0123ify]

Song plz

[@roman-84]

Супер!!!!!!!!

[@phanthao1778]

a Andrew 😊

[@yasihosseini3320]

Challenging questions for us! 💯💪Thakns so much!🙏💚😘

[@matinisbeat6783]

Song?

[@dewagede216]

I thought at first they were the same, only the RDL didn't touch the floor

[@dimpled_skeptic93]

Okay this is perfect!!! Instantly subbed.

[@matthewgroves9137]

I can not get it right for the life of me ! So disappointing ... all it does is hurt my back I think lol

[@lalasamayidevidasi]

So wich one is right or wrong ?

[@fitness__kaykay]

It’s both right. Both different exercises and different focus. 🙏🏼

[@tonijobaugh3564]

perfect form

[@fitness__kaykay]

🙏🏼