I'm in Fat-Loss I and workout B is just around the corner for me! I need a substitute for some Romanian Deadlift's! And I've decided that I'm going to replace the Deadlift's with RDL's.
FL1B calls for DL in the 1st superset and then RDL in the thrird superset. So I guess the question is if he subs RDL for DL at the start, what to do for the RDLs later.
It might be helpful to know why you are avoiding the DL in the first place.
Similar movements that come to mind: pull throughs, reverse hypers, DB/KB swings
I agree - do the Romanians even if you have to use little to no weight. You'll need to have the strength to maintain a neutral spine in that bent-over position, or your will find that you won't be able to do bent-over rows safely.
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is your back weak, or is it injured? because if it is weak just start with a light weight and build strength.
It's weak, but I just can't justify doing Romanian Deadlifts at this time with my back in the shape that it's in. Even with light weights. I tried Deadlifts with light weight's too (95lbs) and that didn't work out well either.
I have had a few lower back problems in the past too and I was also pretty nervous about doing Romanian Deadlifts in FL1. I decided that I would start out doing them with very light weights that I could easily cope with and build up very slowly. I did that and it worked out pretty well - I gradually increased the weight and my back is now much stronger and I haven't had any back problems at all.
I think the problem is that if your back is really bad then any lower back exercise is going to stress it - I guess the question you should ask is not so much 'what can I do instead of Romanian Deadlifts?', but 'should I be doing any lower back exercises at all?' If the answer to that second question is 'yes', then Romanian Deadlifts are as good a choice as any and no more dangerous than any other - particularly if done with light weights.
You may need to start off with some static strength exercises for the back (planks, static back extensions, etc.) and/or use on legged versions of the exercises. One legged will use less weight and stress the back less. Single leg RDLs, single leg DLs, etc.
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