Finally Feel Your Hamstrings On The SLDL | Targeting The Muscle

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  • @pratikharpale3521
    @pratikharpale3521 Рік тому +203

    Targeting the muscle series on RP is really awesome..Thank u Dr Mike for this GIFT. blessings to u..u are the best in the buisness..🙌🙌🙌😇😇😇

  • @divyanshusingh6473
    @divyanshusingh6473 Рік тому +34

    Go through the whole video to really understand the notes I provide here.
    1. Tilt hip a lil backwards at start of motion and maintain it throughout.
    2. Don't lock out knees, just a slight bend and maintain it throughout.
    3. Chest up: think about keeping chest up throughout the motion.
    4. Slow eccentric: go down slow, 1-2-3-4-5. Take corrective action of find any, like knee bending, chest sagging etc.
    5. Internal cueing: knees back, chest up, tummy out. Repeat these cues in your head throughout the motion.
    6. Optimal depth: hit the depth where the pain is maximum in hamstring, without compromising on any of the above points.

  • @J4ww44d
    @J4ww44d Рік тому +79

    This targeting the muscle series really is phenomenal. RP has so much good, useful shit already but this is really unique!

  • @drip369
    @drip369 Рік тому +59

    I do find it interesting that I always felt my hamstrings doing a deadlift but I could never feel them with the Romanian deadlift, and, after I found your channel through Juji Mufu, I had watched some of the videos with Jared and how he taught the Romanian deadlift and now I absolutely love that exercise, I feel it every single time and sometimes you do have to humble yourself and say after 20 years you can always learn something new

    • @drip369
      @drip369 Рік тому +4

      My favorite exercise for the hamstrings is still the Nordic curl yet the Romanian deadlift is definitely #2

    • @RenaissancePeriodization
      @RenaissancePeriodization  Рік тому +21

      Yeah man, I'm learning stuff all the time too! - Dr. Mike

    • @michaelscott5653
      @michaelscott5653 8 місяців тому

      SLDL is superior to romanian DL. Greater ROM with SLDL

    • @Biolo-G_KJ
      @Biolo-G_KJ 4 місяці тому

      ​@@michaelscott5653greater ROM by using lowerback and quads more. RDL that Mike shows goes through full hamstring ROM.

  • @struggler973
    @struggler973 Рік тому +71

    Target the muscle upright rows

    • @derpmanTV
      @derpmanTV Рік тому +14

      I hate that this exercise has been so shunned by the fitness community. My delts are on FIRE even a day after training them with just 3 sets

    • @mark_mayers
      @mark_mayers Рік тому +11

      You can thank AthleanX for spreading lies about "bad" exercises. People need to understand that there's no proof that upright rows cause shoulder impingement, and if it hurts you then just do something else, it doesn't mean it's inherently bad for everybody.

    • @jahimuddin2306
      @jahimuddin2306 Рік тому +5

      @@mark_mayers, I remember when I gave into his lies. Truth is any exercise can be bad if you ego lift with too much weight.

    • @thsstphok7937
      @thsstphok7937 2 місяці тому

      @@derpmanTV How you do it? Sets? Reps? Grip (narrow or wide)? Torso Angle? I want feel my delts sore just one day in my life.

  • @NymeriaStarkk
    @NymeriaStarkk Рік тому

    This one is becoming my favourite series of the channel so far! Thank you Dr. Mike! Keep it up

  • @aureliandumitru8382
    @aureliandumitru8382 Рік тому

    Golden series, dr Mike! Thank you for all your information you put freely for us! Bless you!

  • @Chaosdude341
    @Chaosdude341 Рік тому +17

    also, really cool to see mike in the gym like this! not a crazy omg session but just some kinda chill gym technique talk. feels like 2013 again suddenly lol

  • @jesseshaw4495
    @jesseshaw4495 Рік тому +1

    Dr. Mike,
    You are a great teacher.

  • @clarkyow1418
    @clarkyow1418 Рік тому

    Perfect timing! Just kicked off a new block of training with a heavy focus on SLDL and good mornings

  • @donthedude
    @donthedude Рік тому +3

    Just wanted to say thank you for all the videos and your approach to teaching. I started my journey in January and you were one of the first channels I found and I know it has saved me hours of mistakes. Thank you and loved your fat loss series and explanation and I’m seeing great results!

    • @benjamindavis2475
      @benjamindavis2475 8 місяців тому

      Hope you're still training. Finding Dr Mike early is a blessing

  • @matthewoconnell114
    @matthewoconnell114 6 місяців тому +1

    I just started incorporating SLDL into my leg routine. These are great tips! I’ve found that when I try and go for maximum stretch I do end up bending my back a bit - Now I know! Really appreciate these tips. Invaluable! Love this series on Targeting the Muscle!

  • @freshprince512
    @freshprince512 Рік тому

    Man this video came at the right time. Switching to a program that has SLDL and I have never done it before. Thank you GOAT.

  • @shamsmirza7373
    @shamsmirza7373 Рік тому +8

    The way you performed the exercise brings the obvious question to mind and that is what is the difference between SLDL and RDL.

    • @RenaissancePeriodization
      @RenaissancePeriodization  Рік тому +12

      Just outdated nomenclature. It's all just SLDL variations. - Dr. Mike

    • @shamsmirza7373
      @shamsmirza7373 Рік тому

      @Slengt Gasspropan I totally agree with your analysis. In SLDL the hips are much higher and it works hamstrings a lot more.

  • @jimthompson9370
    @jimthompson9370 Рік тому

    This videos are really improved with moving examples. He’s so correct when discussing these overlooked groups. They’re in lots of our routines, but how many of us take them as seriously as we should?

  • @LeeH3nson
    @LeeH3nson Рік тому

    Really enjoy these helpful videos Dr Mike 👍🏾

  • @MrKnorretje13
    @MrKnorretje13 Рік тому

    i hope we get some of these focused around triceps and shoulders too!
    i've been struggling for almost a year now without much progress..
    very informative video as always

  • @normd81
    @normd81 Рік тому

    This is my biggest struggle. Great f'ing video. Very helpful.

  • @bnnrose
    @bnnrose 5 місяців тому

    You explain this like no other. Thank you!

  • @HolyPineCone
    @HolyPineCone Рік тому

    I'm fatigued out of my mind from heavy training so I'm focusing on movement variations that keep me from going heavy. This is great stuff

  • @olitonottero7620
    @olitonottero7620 Місяць тому

    Super helpful, thank you for sharing Dr Mike Israetel.

  • @traceyallen4351
    @traceyallen4351 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for this. I just started adding deadlifts to my weight workout. This helps a great deal. Thank you.

  • @Aaronsolnelson
    @Aaronsolnelson Рік тому +1

    Dr. Mike, Thanks as always. I love this new series. Do any of the tips change if the primary goal of the exercise is as an accessory for conventional deadlift, vs. just for hypertrophy?

  • @adrienl.6581
    @adrienl.6581 2 місяці тому

    That was just perfect. Thank you so much for this incredible tutorial.

  • @lysannewegerif8657
    @lysannewegerif8657 Рік тому

    I love these serie … thank you

  • @andibicaku6235
    @andibicaku6235 Рік тому

    You’re amazing Dr Mike .I have seen more mussel gain in just 3 weeks than 3 years working out

  • @briza_md
    @briza_md Місяць тому

    What a great video!
    Beginner here
    Just got some dumbbells for home workouts, trying to hit all muscles, I'm putting together a program from your videos
    Been watching a bunch of SLDL and RDL vids, but this one really solidified SLDL for me
    Thank you Dr Mike
    May your butlers be obedient and your Lamborghini's many

  • @imustbechosen
    @imustbechosen Рік тому

    Good tips, your an absolute UNIT

  • @WarrenRedlich
    @WarrenRedlich 21 день тому

    Absolutely fantastic video! I've been afraid of deadlifts since I started training. This helps a lot. You've done other videos that also helped. I'm still a little afraid for my back and I do back hyperextensions instead some, but this encourages me to keep SLDLs in my routine.

  • @TheSnakemaniac567
    @TheSnakemaniac567 Рік тому

    Love the series!!

  • @lucasvarley9764
    @lucasvarley9764 Рік тому +54

    This video is awesome! Keep grinding! I love working out with this playlist! Question for you... have you ever used Next Level Diet? I got a custom muscle-building meal plan from them and it's really working for me.

  • @crumpcates1701
    @crumpcates1701 Місяць тому

    Super helpful, very clear, thank you!

  • @firstlylastly920
    @firstlylastly920 Рік тому

    Thanks for one of the only clear explanations of this variation. vary hard to find one.

  • @perryjphilip
    @perryjphilip Рік тому +2

    Been waiting for this one. Usually just wrecks my low back...

  • @enzodamico2967
    @enzodamico2967 10 місяців тому

    Really helpful and clear. Thank you

  • @hurrdurrimagrunt
    @hurrdurrimagrunt Рік тому

    Great series, RP

  • @Krythan
    @Krythan Рік тому +2

    When I listened to Jared’s cue of pushing your butt back and up, that’s when I really felt my hamstrings for the first time. That small piece of advice has really helped me grow.

    • @nicholasdonin1465
      @nicholasdonin1465 Рік тому

      Push that ass out like you just bought new Gymshark pants with the booty liner.

  • @Denny_7782
    @Denny_7782 Рік тому

    This series is AWESOME

  • @maryangelaclark
    @maryangelaclark Місяць тому

    First time seeing your videos! Super helpful

  • @Guitar5986
    @Guitar5986 Рік тому +21

    One set of RDL's or SDL's & I am sore for days. The sfr on this exercise is insane....

    • @ernestosdl7732
      @ernestosdl7732 Рік тому +1

      Totally agree. Just 2 sets is enough to destroy my hams for multiple days in a row.

    • @Beerai
      @Beerai Рік тому +4

      Yeah, I get this too. Just thinking of RDLs or SLDLs gives me DOMs for days.

  • @reexhi999
    @reexhi999 Рік тому +3

    I started doing them on the smith machine. Game changer !

  • @kevinu6004
    @kevinu6004 Рік тому +1

    Great pointers.... need to start doing these properly again & with dumbells. If executed and combined properly posterior chain burns for days

  • @nicholasdonin1465
    @nicholasdonin1465 Рік тому +29

    Rule 1. If you don't pose like a instathots posing in New Lululemons, your form is wrong.

  • @HumbleDictator
    @HumbleDictator Рік тому

    Hello Dr Mike!
    As a frenchman I can only say that this is exactly how we say it.
    Excellent pronunciation!

  • @bjoern127
    @bjoern127 6 місяців тому

    This Tip is Dope! I could really feel the Hams for the first time 🎉❤ Thank you very much Dude! ✌️☺️

  • @kyleblackburn9058
    @kyleblackburn9058 Рік тому +6

    Thank you for talking about arching ONLY for the point of hamstring stretch and not the classic BS about don’t round your spine. If you want to grow your hamstrings, put the strain on them. If you want to grow your spinal erectors, put the strain on them. You won’t die and you’ll get a badass back canyon

    • @RenaissancePeriodization
      @RenaissancePeriodization  Рік тому +5

      Totally. I will say that because there is not a major consensus on spinal injury mechanisms yet, I might caution people from going ultra heavy with a rounded back. It might be 100% fine, but I don't think we know that confidently enough yet to commit to it full-steam. - Dr. Mike

  • @thekylepeterson13
    @thekylepeterson13 Рік тому

    Thanks for the video 🙏

  • @MrApaHotel
    @MrApaHotel Рік тому

    I needed this 👍

  • @AnarchyDucky
    @AnarchyDucky Рік тому

    Keep these coming

  • @Hlla387
    @Hlla387 4 місяці тому

    I rarely, if ever, comment on YT videos, but this is amazingly informative.

  • @ccfcchris
    @ccfcchris Рік тому

    Targeting muscle series has been incredible

  • @francisd7081
    @francisd7081 Рік тому

    thank you so much for this. previously i could only feel my ear lobes when doing SLDLs

  • @michaelmurray1465
    @michaelmurray1465 Рік тому

    Huge tip that's changed the game for me recently is keeping the toes down, figured it out on good mornings but applies to RDL's/SLDL's also

  • @watchnerd
    @watchnerd Рік тому

    Thank you for doing this! As a weightlifter, I do a lot of (similar) RDLs, but I could never figure out why I couldn't feel SLDLs quite right in a hypertrophy block. I thought at first it was due to weightlifting shoes, but your video answered the question -- too much quad / knee bend.

  • @MHamrick86
    @MHamrick86 Рік тому

    Literally just had a workout with a friend who was struggling with feeling his hamstrings on these and gave up on it when I couldn't give him the right cues. This is exactly what I needed this week

  • @thoreaurug2142
    @thoreaurug2142 Рік тому +2

    Great video as always. I also find it helpful to think of a gorilla’s posture.

  • @triston5515
    @triston5515 Рік тому

    Knowledge is Power 💪🏼

  • @Strassenschlaeger
    @Strassenschlaeger Рік тому +3

    Amazing video as always!
    Could you please do one on bent over Barbell rows? I'm an intermediate trainee and according to the Team FullROM members my technique is pretty good but everytime I try bent over BB rows everysingle other muscle in my body exept my back becomes the limiting factor.

  • @DipankarGhosh007
    @DipankarGhosh007 Рік тому

    This vid cleared all my confusions regarding hams vs glutes, my hams have been lacking as compared to my glutes

  • @FaeFrau
    @FaeFrau Рік тому +9

    As a former dancer and dance teacher, I totes agree with the internal cueing! Grrrreeeeat tips. And I WILL achieve world-collapsing hammies. Mahalo, Dr. Mike!!

  • @arontal
    @arontal 5 місяців тому

    Last point about depth really resonates. I’ve been trying to increase my ROM on this exercise but finding it less intense on my hamstrings and glutes and more in my lower back lately. Thought maybe I just reached a point where ai need a deload week (prob do anyway), but I think it’s more that my form is breaking down at depth and taking tension off. Thanks for the video, definitely connected with this one.

  • @DS-pw1ot
    @DS-pw1ot Рік тому

    Exactly the vid I needed

  • @laddy2737
    @laddy2737 Рік тому

    How ridiculous Mike doesn't have millions of followers KEEP GIVING US GOLD MIKE!

  • @_baller
    @_baller Рік тому +12

    Honestly I think the muscle soreness and pump in the hamstrings feels the most like actual pain, not sure if it's because hamstrings rarely get worked in real life or they have different pain receptors but they never particular feel good when "worked", like the burn in quads vs hams, is totally different

    • @clearasil11
      @clearasil11 Рік тому +2

      This also stretches your nerves a lot, if you go too deep it might be the sciatic nerve that's stretching along with the muscle. So if you have stiffness in the glutes for example that affects the nerves, you might actually feel the pain and not the stretch/burn in the muscle, or the pain masks the markers for good muscle work. Maybe.

  • @aimdisassist
    @aimdisassist 17 днів тому

    You're the best man 💚 thankss

  • @stephybartholomae6207
    @stephybartholomae6207 Місяць тому

    this was SO helpful! just tried it last week and was incredibly sore, while using much less weight than normal.

  • @justinspike1669
    @justinspike1669 Рік тому +1

    Love the shirt.

  • @traaaaan
    @traaaaan Рік тому

    Holy shit, 4k looks so good

  • @lucasjay1000
    @lucasjay1000 Рік тому +24

    I always do RDLS with a decent bend in my knees and feel it more in my glutes. I straightened my knees quite a bit and after 2 sets with 265x8 it felt like my hamstrings were ripping off when I can usually do 315x10-12 on RDLS with no direct sensation in my hams

    • @OMAR-vk9pi
      @OMAR-vk9pi Рік тому +1

      RDLS are supposed to have some bend tho

    • @RenaissancePeriodization
      @RenaissancePeriodization  Рік тому +13

      Great! - Dr. Mike

    • @lucasjay1000
      @lucasjay1000 Рік тому +3

      @@OMAR-vk9pi for sure, I was just saying it’s crazy how much of a difference it makes on stimulus from just straightening the knee a inch or two

    • @cr4z3dbeats
      @cr4z3dbeats Рік тому +14

      @@OMAR-vk9pi more bend=glute-focused
      less bend=hamstring-focused

  • @yurotk
    @yurotk Рік тому

    The end made me smile 🙂

  • @catedoge3206
    @catedoge3206 Рік тому +1

    1. Arching lower back.
    2. Knees almost locked out, stable, don't bend.
    3. Chest up. Don't let back round.
    4. Slow eccentric. Slow down. Fast up.
    5. Optimal Depth. Stay in your active range. (grows with time as your hammies lengthen. remember, mobility is strength in end range motion). Stop when lowback/upperback rounds/ both.

  • @larrykrakow8927
    @larrykrakow8927 6 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @boymanwonder3641
    @boymanwonder3641 Рік тому +4

    While combining all the cues: Knee back, Chest up and tummy out, a cue i like to keep in my head is the bar path... Keep the bar close to your body(Quads, knees , shins)

  • @666diodio
    @666diodio 3 місяці тому

    I know some people have Kyriakos Grizzly pictures instead of mirror in the bathroom but.... i will have yours Dr Mike! ;) Amazing knowledge , amazing channel! My biceps are sore again since I watch your videos! Thanks! Greetings from Poland!

  • @TiagoSilva-ub8dv
    @TiagoSilva-ub8dv Рік тому

    Hi RP and Doctor Mike, another amazing Video!
    Despite all the amazing cues already covered, do you still actively try to move the bar as close as possible to your body or just let the bar path flow "naturally" ? thanks

  • @dmangoba3780
    @dmangoba3780 Рік тому

    ngl, I really needed this vid.

  • @JuliusCaesar103
    @JuliusCaesar103 Рік тому +1

    I remember you telling the jacked asian guy from the John Haack video to have less knee bend and it makes all the difference for me in feeling the hams and not glutes.

  • @diogofs25
    @diogofs25 Рік тому +1

    One little thing that makes it even better for me is letting the bar naturaly come a little forward at the bottom. The bigger moment arm makes the force higher at the most stretched position

  • @HieronymusBosch229
    @HieronymusBosch229 18 днів тому

    Thank you, ily ❤

  • @tonybernard4444
    @tonybernard4444 Рік тому

    For the first rep of the set, I'll bend at the hips as described, then bend the knees a little, then bend the hips into the space that's created, and then squeeze the quads back up against the hams, and that's the starting point. I seem to find that burning stretch better squeezing up from the quads than sinking down from the hips.

  • @BasedOut100mil
    @BasedOut100mil Рік тому

    Finally! I’ve been waiting for this one 😭
    Now, time to go build some horse legs

  • @PlasmaFuzer
    @PlasmaFuzer Рік тому

    Lookin yacked Dr. Mike! Bulking season?

  • @mattcollins9499
    @mattcollins9499 Рік тому

    Awesome video Dr Mike!
    How you brace and push your tummy out? Cheers!

  • @user-ul2gl1ly8o
    @user-ul2gl1ly8o День тому

    Thnx

  • @mcfarvo
    @mcfarvo Рік тому

    Dr. Mike making a 7ft bar look like vaulting pole (comment for the algorithm, much love to this short king)

  • @claudiamarianidamato9499
    @claudiamarianidamato9499 Рік тому

    I’ve always done them like this!! and just realized recently that people were bending their legs and using too much weight . Dorian explains it too. Another cue that works for me is to literally scrape your legs with the bar the whole way up and down.. I also like to use a narrower stance

  • @nonattylimits
    @nonattylimits Рік тому +1

    This is my number one hamstring builder and I'm sore every freaking time. Don't know how someone couldn't feel it.

  • @mehaul
    @mehaul Рік тому +1

    Hey Dr. Mike, I know the focus is hypertrophy BUT, what if you want/need to gain ROM? Would love a series on gaining full ROM /recovering full ROM for hips and shoulders with your total science approach
    Was also gonna ask about how the fuck this is distinct from RDL and I see you've already clarified - it's not!
    Love the content as always.

  • @steadystackin7250
    @steadystackin7250 Рік тому

    All this for free. Lol. You're the man, Dr. Mike

  • @DrTopLiftDPT
    @DrTopLiftDPT Рік тому +2

    Did 405 and 425 lb romanians yesterday. I’m felt the hammies lol. Nicely Sore today. #staynatty

  • @giggityiggityooo4127
    @giggityiggityooo4127 Рік тому

    I do SLDL in my squat rack and use safety bars to standardize range of motion

  • @billwheeler2708
    @billwheeler2708 Рік тому

    Hey Dr. Mike this video was perfect!! Fucking Awesome channel!!!

  • @squatsontheroad
    @squatsontheroad Рік тому

    God bless RP

  • @blainebowling3303
    @blainebowling3303 Рік тому

    Thanks…

  • @monsieurene3366
    @monsieurene3366 Рік тому

    I was lifting yesterday and I could hear dr. MIke screaming: Chest up? Chest up- chest up chest up chest up. BAM!

  • @nikan8946
    @nikan8946 Рік тому +1

    Great content as always Dr. Mike. What if I want to primarily hit my lower back more than my hams? should I go with some variation of SLDL or pick a different exercise instead?

    • @user-qu7vl2ej6h
      @user-qu7vl2ej6h Рік тому +1

      Dr. Mike mentioned it - unlock the knees some more to release some tension of the hams to allow you to bend more. The more you bend more lower back tension occurs, but only use weight for which you can keep your back straight/neutral if your back bends its too much weight. Also check out the flexion row exercise.

  • @Dildo__Shwaggins
    @Dildo__Shwaggins Рік тому

    Representing the pride of Detroit with that Faygo shirt.

  • @paulconrad6220
    @paulconrad6220 Рік тому

    2:04
    Grape street Faygos, represent!

  • @paathimself
    @paathimself Рік тому

    This might be the guest SLDL cue video on here

  • @damusicmahn
    @damusicmahn Рік тому +2

    What’s being demonstrated here is actually Romanian Deadlifts (RDLs), which start the hinge from the top; SLDLs start the hinge from the floor (essentially, a conventional deadlift with a higher hip position). The cueing and suggestions presented works for either, though SLDLs will have you return the weight to the floor, which will slightly bend the knees if you don’t have the flexibility. Still a good video, though!

    • @RenaissancePeriodization
      @RenaissancePeriodization  Рік тому +3

      Interesting. As far as I understand it, RDLs are not formal nomenclature in modern sport science. People were doing the exact same variation of SLDLs all over the world before the Romanians made them popular. I think the best nomenclature is to call all fixed-knee, moving-hip hamstring-targeting deadlifts SLDLs, and then be more specific about other details, like "from the ground" or "with a wide grip," etc. - Dr. Mike

    • @damusicmahn
      @damusicmahn Рік тому

      @@RenaissancePeriodization Weird. I thought it was some dude named Roman that coined it.
      In all seriousness, thanks for the take; definitely learn something new every day!