How to Do
How to Do Dumbbell One Leg Romanian Deadlift to Alternating Overhead Press
Each dumbbell one leg Romanian deadlift to alternating overhead press should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop this dumbbell one leg Romanian deadlift to alternating overhead press.
Beginning
Beginning Db Romanian Deadlift Overhead Press
1. Draw the belly button in towards the spine and contract the pelvic floor by tightening those muscles commonly used to stop the flow of urine.
2. Stand on one leg with your knees bent to approximately 20 degrees and keep your hips level.
3. Keep the elevated leg parallel with the planted leg and keep the ankle dorsiflexed with toes pointed out.
Movement
Db Romanian Deadlift Overhead Press Movement
1. Keep shoulder blades back down.
2. With a tall back, bend at the waist. Ensure to keep spinal angles neutral (maintain the natural curves of the spine).
3. Allow arms to hang, but maintain shoulder blade position.
4. Avoid any spinal rotation and flex forward only as far as you can control with good form.
5. Return to standing position, maintain level hips, reverse curl the weights to shoulder and press overhead in an alternating arm movement.
6. Reverse sequence back to starting position.
Benefits
Db Romanian Deadlift Overhead Press Benefits
The Romanian Deadlift is a traditional barbell lift that establishes the strength of the posterior chain muscles, such as the gluteus maximus, adductors, erector spinae, and hamstrings. When performed correctly, it is an effective exercise that strengthens both the core and the lower body with one exercise.
Exercise Aliases
How To Do Deadlift to Overhead Press Exercise, RDL Exercise, One Leg Romanian Deadlift.
