The difference between Romanian and traditional hard pulling Which hard pulling style is better to choose?

1 Difference in Workout Areas

The active muscles in both the Romanian Hard Pull and the Flexed Leg Hard Pull are the hamstrings and the quadriceps, but in the Romanian Hard Pull, the quadriceps will be much less involved. As a result, the Romanian hard pull works the hamstrings more than the bent leg hard pull, and the quads much less.

2 Movement Differences

In the Romanian Pull, the leg is straighter and the knee is bent much less than in the Bent Leg Pull.

Instead of putting the barbell on the floor, the Romanian Pullup allows you to pull the barbell back up after lowering it a little above your knees. The bent-leg hard pull generally requires you to pull once, then lower the barbell to the floor and pull it back up again.

3 Romanian Hard Pull vs. Traditional Hard Pull

The Romanian Hard Pull is in between the Bent Leg Pull and the Straight Leg Pull.

1. The Bent Leg Pull has more knee flexion and the Straight Leg Pull has almost no knee flexion, while the Romanian Pull has less knee flexion than the Bent Leg Pull, but more than the Straight Leg Pull. The Romanian Pull is smaller than the Bent Leg Pull, but larger than the Straight Leg Pull.

2. Flexed leg pull leg is hamstring and quadriceps force, straight leg pull leg is hamstring force, while the Romanian pull is also hamstring and quadriceps force, but the quadriceps force is significantly reduced, hamstring force increased.

4 Which hard pull to choose is good

The Romanian hard pull can help work the hamstrings and gluteal muscles better, so if you want to develop the hamstrings and gluteal muscle portion of the body, then the Romanian hard pull is a good choice.

The traditional hard pull, also known as the flexed leg pull, can better help improve the strength of the whole body, and the whole body can be stimulated in a more integrated way, with little bias. Therefore, if you want to improve leg strength and total body strength in an integrated way, then it is very good to choose traditional hard pulling.