Landmine Romanian Deadlift

The Landmine Romanian Deadlift targets the posterior chain, focusing on the hamstrings and glutes. This exercise improves strength and stability while promoting proper hip hinge mechanics.

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, facing the landmine.
  2. Grip the end of the barbell with both hands, keeping your arms straight.
  3. Hinge at the hips, lowering the barbell while maintaining a flat back.
  4. Lower until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, then return to the starting position by driving your hips forward.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Landmine Romanian Deadlift

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Landmine Romanian Deadlift using your barbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your hamstrings.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your hamstrings rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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