New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The conventional deadlift allows a higher bend on the knee while focussing on strength and power. The Romanian deadlift (RDL) is all about the hip hinge, with certain sections of the fitness community also encouraging that the athlete let the bar drop further away from the toes for a more prominent stretch in the hamstrings.

This way, the exercise turns the hamstring into the primary mover, aiding the body's flexibility and increasing the amount of load they can take. Because the hamstrings are so important in accelerating and decelerating, this can be a gamechanger even if you're just playing a sport casually.All of which means that the RDL is a great exercise on its own, switching the conventional deadlift's focus...