Machine T-Bar Romanian Deadlift
The Romanian deadlift on a T-bar lever: standing on its foot plate, grip the handles at the loaded end and hinge while the pivot carries the bar in an arc.
How to do it
Setup
On the machine's foot plate, handles in both hands at the thighs, knees soft, back flat.
Steps
- Hinge until the hamstrings pull, letting the handles follow the arc.
- Keep the shoulders over the handles and the back flat.
- Stand back up by pushing the hips through.
Common mistakes
Feet so far forward on the plate that the arc pulls you over: stand where the handles hang under the shoulders. Bending the knees into a squat: soft knees, hips back. Letting the plates bang down at the bottom: turn at the stretch.
Breathing
Inhale hinging, exhale standing.
