Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift (DB)

How to perform it

1. 01 Stand tall holding a dumbbell in one hand, or in both hands if preferred, with your weight on one leg.
2. 02 Slightly bend the standing knee and brace your core.
3. 03 Keep your hips square and your back flat as you hinge at the hips.
4. 04 Reach the dumbbell toward the floor while extending your free leg straight behind you for balance.
5. 05 Lower until your torso is close to parallel with the floor or you feel a strong stretch in the standing hamstring.
6. 06 Drive through the heel of the standing foot to stand back up.
7. 07 Squeeze your glutes at the top and keep your hips level.
8. 08 Repeat for the desired reps, then switch legs.
9. 09 Keep the movement slow and controlled.
10. 10 Avoid rounding your back, twisting your hips, or locking out the standing knee.

In the API

GET /v1/exercises/single-leg-romanian-deadlift-db

{
  "slug": "single-leg-romanian-deadlift-db",
  "name": "Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift (DB)",
  "primary_muscle": "hamstrings",
  "equipment": "dumbbell",
  "category": "strength",
  "frame_count": 3,
  "images": { "male": "…", "female": "…" }
}

Also known as

single-leg-rdl-db, single-leg-dumbbell-rdl

These slugs resolve to this same entry, so naming differences between your data and ours do not become missing images.