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Cable Romanian deadlift

A compound exercise for the hamstrings and glutes, with help from the lower back. Equipment: cable machine.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Face a low pulley, a bar or rope in both hands, step back.
  2. Push the hips back, arms long
  3. Stand tall against the cable's pull

Muscles worked

Cable Romanian deadlift: 3D figure mid-rep with the hamstrings and glutes highlighted

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