I’ve heard from various hypertrophy experts that the rdl is a better option with respect to hypertrophy than other dl variations due to the eccentric and increased mechanical tension. Is it appropriate for an individual primarily pursuing hypertrophy to skip deads from the floor in favor of rdls?
It’s probably better for pure hypertrophy than deadlifts from the floor, especially if the deadlifts being done from the floor are done with little to no eccentric and programmed for strength. That said, if someone did, say, 4 sets of 5-8 reps @ RPE 7, I’d predict about the same hypertrophy response from the single exercise. Still, you don’t have to pull from the floor if you’re not super interested in deadlifting strength. We allow the user to select RDL as the primary hinge in many of our hypertrophy-focused templates.
Ok, thanks!