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How to Do Romanian Deadlifts
workouts

Get Lifted: Romanian Deadlifts

Looking for a new move to work your lower body?
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Looking for a new move to work your lower body? One exercise you may want to try are Romanian deadlifts. They're a great way to work your hamstrings while also working your quads and butt.

Here's how you do them:

  • Stand upright holding a pair of medium-weight dumbbells in each hand, arms at your sides, with your knees slightly bent.
  • Keeping your arms straight and knees slightly bent, slowly bend at the hips (not your waist) and lower the weights as far as possible without rounding your back, which should remain straight.
  • Now squeeze your glutes to slowly pull yourself up (don't use your back).
  • Do three sets of 12 reps.

New to this? Then use a lighter pair of dumbbells until you get stronger — you don't want to strain your back. Already a pro? Then try doing it on just one leg.

How to Tone the Hamstrings
Strength Training

3 Exercises For Strong, Toned Hamstrings

Skiers, runners, bikers, and swimmers can all benefit from doing exercises that target muscles on the backs of the thighs, since strong hamstrings increase speed and endurance.
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Skiers, runners, bikers, and swimmers can all benefit from doing exercises that target muscles on the backs of the thighs, since strong hamstrings increase speed and endurance. And that's not all: toned hamstrings also make for shapely legs. Here are three exercises that are dedicated to that area; repeat all three moves for a total of three rounds for an effective hamstring workout.

Bridge Single-Leg Lifts

  • Lie on your back and place an exercise ball under your calves. Place your hands on the floor for stability as you lift your bum off the ground.
  • Hold the ball steady with your left leg as you lift your right leg off the ball. Then lower it towards the ball, but don't let it touch, then lift your leg again. Keep both legs straight as you repeat lifting and lowering 10 to 15 times.
  • Then lower your right leg to the ball and do the leg lifts with your left leg.

Read on for the rest of the workout.