An electromyographic and kinetic comparison of conventional and Romanian deadlifts

Lee, Schultz, Timgren, Staelgraeve, Miller, Liu · 2018 · Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness 16(3):87–93

Observational study · Rang 5 von 9

doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2018.08.001 PubMed 30662500

What this work gives Aellic

EMG in the Romanian deadlift: biceps femoris is the most active of the muscles measured (56.66 % peak versus gluteus maximus 46.88 % and rectus femoris 25.26 %). Confirms the hamstring mapping.

Correction of 25 July 2026

Against the conventional deadlift the difference at the biceps femoris was NOT significant — the claim is “loads the hamstrings”, not “more than the conventional deadlift”.

The entry on the register was wrong. It was not replaced but kept — with what holds instead standing next to it.

Where this sits in the engine

1 declared site — constants and thresholds in the code that point at this entry.

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