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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
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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