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Blog Section => ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A => Topic started by: Raptor on September 26, 2012, 07:42:15 pm
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By the way - I tried now to do a bodyweight RDL vs a bodyweight straight leg deadlift, and I could keep much more tension in my glutes during the straight leg deadlift.
Any idea what this means? Apparently when I flex the knees a ton of glute tension dissapears. So weirdly enough, when I take tension of the hamstrings I also take tension of the glutes... wtf... this occurs even if the knees don't go forward so it's a hip bend only, the only way I can maintain a HUGE amount of tension in the glutes is keeping the knees completely straight.
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Same thing we talked about earlier, I would imagine you are arching too hard and letting the pelvis come out of neutral with the rdl. If you can video it will help and you can see yourself do it. What it feels like youre doing may not really be whats happening. Take from the side if you do it. Once you get the rdl down though it will destroy the sldl in terms of glute activity, if nothing else the load you can safely use is much greater.
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I was actually looking in the mirror from the side... I'm thinking of using a broomstick to use it as a three point touch to verify that.
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I agree with lance if uou use the broomstick also look in a mirror. You can maintain the 3 pts of contact an drop in to snterior pelvic tilt plus lordosis which is what kance thinks your problem is
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Raptor have you tried the RDL with a trap bar? maybe a better option. I really like them with a trap bar
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It might, but I don't have one.