Charles Glass shares his methods to building strength with Romania deadlifts.
Bodybuilding legend Charles Glass remains a major voice in the sport of bodybuilding and trains some of the best athletes in the world. On Instagram, Glass often shares different tips to build strength using many different exercises. Recently, he spoke on building a “strong back and powerful legs” using Romanian deadlifts.
“A strong back and powerful legs begin with mastering the Romanian deadlift. To lift heavy, first learn to lift smart with RDL’s.”
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Glass, revered as the Godfather of Bodybuilding, offers invaluable insights. Renowned for his impressive physique and extraordinary muscle definition, Glass boasts over 35 years of experience as a coach and trainer in the bodybuilding world.
Charles Glass Talks Romanian Deadlifts
Charles Glass was back in the gym sharing insights on how to perform Romanian deadlifts for maximum activation. While many keep the bar close to their knees, Glass showed how the bar can swing out.
“The butt can go back. And also, you can do what, as you stretch down you can go out, now pull it back. Let it swing out, and come back.”
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With the bar swinging out and being brought back in, it hits the entire muscle.
“As you go down, you can swing it out. Let it swing out and point the toes. It hits the whole, long muscle.”
Benefits
There are numerous benefits to doing the Romanian deadlift.
From muscle and strength building to functionality and overall performance… the RDL is an excellent movement.
If you play sports, you need a strong posterior chain plus hip extension/flexion for pretty much all athletic movements (Jumping, running, bending, etc). But, fitness competitors and even people rehabbing from injury can benefit from utilizing the RDL. (2)
Now, another benefit is that you can learn hip flexion and extension independent of spine flexion.
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