For hamstring growth
For hamstring growth, B-stance Romanian deadlift rates well ahead on our research criteria: easier on the joints.
Both are good choices that train the hamstrings the same way, so they swap freely. Rotating between them every few weeks is an easy way to vary your training.
The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work
B-Stance Romanian Deadlift. Most of the load on one leg gives each hamstring a deep stretch with half the weight a regular RDL needs.
Good Morning. A big hamstring stretch, but the bar on your back makes it demanding on the lower back.
For hamstring growth, B-stance Romanian deadlift rates well ahead on our research criteria: easier on the joints. Both are good choices that train the hamstrings the same way, so they swap freely. Rotating between them every few weeks is an easy way to vary your training.
B-stance Romanian deadlift is easier: it’s easy to learn, while good morning takes some practice.
B-stance Romanian deadlift needs dumbbells, so a home gym covers it. Good morning needs a barbell and a squat rack, so for most people it’s a gym exercise.
B-stance Romanian deadlift: it rates Strong for joint and recovery cost in our research rubric, against Fair for good morning.