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1513: Why You Should Be Doing Romanian Deadlifts by Sam Lynch of Fitnitiative on True Hinging Mechanics

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How to Do the Romanian Dead Lift

Hinging insures that you're loading and moving through the hips. By strengthening your hinging functionality with romanian dead lifts, you are also strengthening the whole of the posterior chain. It's not just the individual strength of these muscles that matter - it's how they interact with each other during movement to stabilize the body. The stronger and deeper the roots of the tree, the taller and stronger the tree can grow. Ultimately, your terior chain provides you the foundations of a strong and sustainable body.

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