Stiff-leg vs. Romanian deadlift Stiff-leg deadlift: - Starts from the floor. It has a ground-up focus, emphasizing the concentric (way up) movement - Think about maximally stretching the hamstrings by minimizing knee flexion (bend) - It’s common to reset between every rep (dead stop). However, you don’t have to. - Great choice for strength Romanian deadlift: - Starts standing. It has a top-down focus, emphasizing the eccentric (lowering) movement - Hing at the hip (flex and move backward) and ma