How To Build Beefy Hamstrings: Optimal Training Explained (The Romanian Deadlift)
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Date: 2019-11-06
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Joshua Peplow
Hello Jeff, I believe you need to reassess your advise on placing plates under your toes. The hamstring doesnt cross the ankle so theres no change in length occurring when in Dorsiflexion, you can try this with your leg straight. What you are actually doing is loading the sciatic nerve in a much more lengthened position, which has no output on hamstring recruitment but can actually down-regulate force output on muscular tissue. Just worried that this could potentially be dangerous to your following as it may lead to sciatic nerves issues down the line.
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Hello Jeff, I believe you need to reassess your advise on placing plates under your toes. The hamstring doesnt cross the ankle so theres no change in length occurring when in Dorsiflexion, you can try this with your leg straight. What you are actually doing is loading the sciatic nerve in a much more lengthened position, which has no output on hamstring recruitment but can actually down-regulate force output on muscular tissue. Just worried that this could potentially be dangerous to your following as it may lead to sciatic nerves issues down the line.
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jamie t
What do you recommend for chubby people? I work out, have for years, but at 56 I have a gut that I just can't get rid of. All the deadlifts, squats and those types of lifts are really difficult. I see a lot of older heavier guys like me avoid these all together. I try and add some in, but it is really awkward, and because of my gut causes some back pain. I know just lose the gut' is the preferred method, but is there something else to do until and if that day happens?
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What do you recommend for chubby people? I work out, have for years, but at 56 I have a gut that I just can't get rid of. All the deadlifts, squats and those types of lifts are really difficult. I see a lot of older heavier guys like me avoid these all together. I try and add some in, but it is really awkward, and because of my gut causes some back pain. I know just lose the gut' is the preferred method, but is there something else to do until and if that day happens?
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Hast91
The main difference between a RDL and SLDL is that the RDL utilize the muscular stretch-reflex/rebound coming from the posterior-chain that we also see in the Squat. A tight, stretched muscle contracts harder than a looser, shorter muscle, because the stretch tells the neuromuscular system that a contraction is about to follow and a more efficient firing of more contractile units always happens when preceded by a stretch(Active Hip 2. 0: The Directors Cut)
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The main difference between a RDL and SLDL is that the RDL utilize the muscular stretch-reflex/rebound coming from the posterior-chain that we also see in the Squat. A tight, stretched muscle contracts harder than a looser, shorter muscle, because the stretch tells the neuromuscular system that a contraction is about to follow and a more efficient firing of more contractile units always happens when preceded by a stretch(Active Hip 2. 0: The Directors Cut)
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Arka Ghosh
Hey Jeff, big respect man. I was suffering from high hamstring tendinopathy in my left leg. Now that is gone to a great extent. However, even after this, I can't seem to feel any soreness in my left hamstrings after the deadlift sessions. My left leg hamstrings are also thinner than the right leg. Any idea what the issue might be?
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Hey Jeff, big respect man. I was suffering from high hamstring tendinopathy in my left leg. Now that is gone to a great extent. However, even after this, I can't seem to feel any soreness in my left hamstrings after the deadlift sessions. My left leg hamstrings are also thinner than the right leg. Any idea what the issue might be?
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Kim Breitbach
Holy beefy behind. U have a really good anterior tilt and neutral spine Really like the weight plate on toes idea. The distal ends of hams are really close to proximal ends of calves. I usually lose that distal end pull by doing trigger points on my calves. I end up feeling it more in my glutes after that
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Holy beefy behind. U have a really good anterior tilt and neutral spine Really like the weight plate on toes idea. The distal ends of hams are really close to proximal ends of calves. I usually lose that distal end pull by doing trigger points on my calves. I end up feeling it more in my glutes after that
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エッジJ
I keep getting confused by RDLs. I thought they were deadlifts were your starting position is at the top rather than the bottom but you still bend the knees, and stiff-leg was where you avoid bending the knee but still start at the top to avoid arching the back. RDLs are where you don't bend the knee?
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I keep getting confused by RDLs. I thought they were deadlifts were your starting position is at the top rather than the bottom but you still bend the knees, and stiff-leg was where you avoid bending the knee but still start at the top to avoid arching the back. RDLs are where you don't bend the knee?
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Chris Norton
Hey mate, great video, have you looked at any research regarding the Nordic Curl? Great eccentric exercise for the hamstrings, primarily used for injury prevention in sport but eccentric contractions are also highly correlated to hypertrophy and everyone could do with healthy hamstrings
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Hey mate, great video, have you looked at any research regarding the Nordic Curl? Great eccentric exercise for the hamstrings, primarily used for injury prevention in sport but eccentric contractions are also highly correlated to hypertrophy and everyone could do with healthy hamstrings
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John Wayne
Jeff I have herniated my L4 and L5 and although it has been maybe 2 years since, I still find it INCREDIBLY difficult to lift any way that strongly activates my lower back. any advise on finding more ways to strengthen that without the pain or injury risk?
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Jeff I have herniated my L4 and L5 and although it has been maybe 2 years since, I still find it INCREDIBLY difficult to lift any way that strongly activates my lower back. any advise on finding more ways to strengthen that without the pain or injury risk?
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britainF1
Any advice on how to develop hamstring for people with back problems, such as degenerated disks? Would love to see a video on that some time. I think 50% of people at one point or another become unable to do deadlifts because of back injury or degeneration.
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Any advice on how to develop hamstring for people with back problems, such as degenerated disks? Would love to see a video on that some time. I think 50% of people at one point or another become unable to do deadlifts because of back injury or degeneration.
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