Originally Posted by
CyclingBK
But if you want to gauge hamstring weakness, even light, dumbbell, Romanian deadlifts can show you where you are. They target hamstrings and glutes and minimize quad involvement since you stop before your knees bend too much. Try just 40lbs in each hand, 3x10, maybe even 2x10 if it’s your first time, and your hamstrings may be sore for a couple of days.
I still cant figure out why, but I never feel RDL in my hamstrings or glutes. Worked up to sets of 10 with 300 lbs and just got a tired lower back and grip. I tried the single leg version with half the weight to isolate legs more than back. The legs feel it but more all over trying to stabilize than targeting hamstrings. OTOH my wife tried RDL and super DOMS in her hamstrings the next day.