Kettlebell Romanian Deadlift or RDL
Set-Up
- Use kettlebells for the desired workload range.
- Place the kettlebells in front of you so that the handles are horizontal to your body.
- Stand in front of the kettlebells with feet at hip width or just inside hip width apart.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together to keep your shoulders and back tight throughout the movement.
- Drop your hips by pushing them outwards to the kettlebells.
- Grab both kettlebells with an overhand grip.
Movement
- Push through your heels to raise the weight up.
- Force your hips forward to explode the weight up to the finished position.
- Keep rising until you re in a standing position and stop there. Don’t over extend the back.
- Descend by pushing your hips outwards and having a slight knee bend.
- Lower until the weight are just below knee or shin level and drive through your heels back to a standing position.
- Repeat for necessary reps.
Completion
- After completion, drop your hips all the way to the ground and let go of the weight at the bottom.