Best Booty Exercise PT 2

Welcome to our Booty Building Exercise Series. Get ready for some tips and tricks to sculpt that perfect booty that turns heads and makes you feel unstoppable. Our second workout is the Romanian Deadlift.

Performing a Romanian Deadlift

Achieving proficiency in the Romanian deadlift requires dedicated practice. Prior to progressing to the full exercise, it's essential to master the correct hip hinge movement.

How to Hip Hinge

The hinge is the essential part of the workout, this is where it is made or broken. The trick to the hinge is you want to keep your back straight and stationary, you are try to push back your hips and glutes. Think of more of you trying to poke out your butt while you keep your back straight, play around with this movement. When you get your butt poked out come back to your starting position, but the trick to coming back to that position is that you are flexing your glutes and hamstrings to move your hips back to starting position (a.k.a. squeeze those cheeks to get your body back up). Once you've mastered the feeling you are going for now it's time to go on to how to perform the Romanian Deadlift. 

Executing the Romanian Deadlift

Once you have honed the hip hinge movement pattern, it's time to integrate Romanian deadlifts into your workout regimen. Here's the step-by-step process:

1. Begin by positioning yourself with your feet at hip-width apart, knees slightly bent, and a barbell placed in front of you.

2. Initiate the hinge at your hips, ensuring your spine stays elongated and straight as your upper body descends toward the ground.

3. Grasp the barbell with both hands, keeping your hands shoulder-width apart, while retracting your shoulders down and back to stabilize your spine and engage your core. Maintain a downward gaze and a slight forward tilt to align your neck with your back and prevent hyperextension.

4. Tighten your glutes, hamstrings, and core, and push your feet into the ground to stand upright, raising the weight to approximately your upper thighs.

5. At the peak, contract your glutes and fully extend your hips.

6. Begin the descent by lowering the weight to a point between your knees and toes (depending on your flexibility). Keep your upper body parallel to the ground, maintain a flat back, a slight knee bend, and an engaged core.

7. Repeat this sequence for your desired number of repetitions and sets.

CONCLUSION

This exercise combined with our last entry the Hip Thrust can serve as a great superset of posterior chain exercises (aka target that booty and hamstring exercises). So stay in tune with us for our next entry to our Booty Building Exercise Series, as we reshape, highlight, and help you get that glorious booty you deserve.