Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row
Master the Romanian Deadlift to Row: Strength & stability meet back & core power!
The Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row is a compound exercise that mainly works the glutes & hips and back, with help from the traps. You'll need: barbell.
Required Equipment
Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row Muscles Worked
Primary
Glutes (gluteus maximus); Lats (latissimus dorsi)
Secondary
Rhomboids (Shoulder Blade) (rhomboids, major & minor); Mid Traps (trapezius, middle fibers)
Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row Variations and Alternatives
How to do the Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding a barbell with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
Slightly bend your knees and hinge at your hips to lower the barbell, keeping your back flat and shoulders pulled back.
Lower the barbell to around mid-shin level, or as far as flexibility allows without rounding your back.
Keeping your core engaged, pull the barbell towards your lower abdomen, leading with your elbows and squeezing your shoulder blades together. This is the rowing motion.
Lower the barbell back down to the starting position of the Romanian deadlift.
Return to the standing position by extending through your hips and knees, driving your feet through the floor and squeezing your glutes.
This completes one repetition.
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Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row FAQs
What muscles does the Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row work?
The Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row mainly works the glutes & hips and back, with help from the traps. The main muscles are the gluteus maximus and latissimus dorsi.
What equipment do you need for the Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row?
Barbell.
Is the Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row a compound exercise?
Yes. It's a compound movement, meaning it trains several muscle groups at once rather than isolating one.
What workout day should the Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row go on?
It belongs on pull day in a push/pull/legs routine.
What are some Barbell Romanian Deadlift to Row variations and alternatives?
Similar exercises include the Barbell Supinated Pendlay Row, Rack Pull, Barbell Reefe Deadlift and Barbell Romanian Deadlift.
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