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I made good progress last year, but my legs lagged behind. Why? My lower back was fatiguing before my quads and hamstrings could truly work. If your back gives out before your legs do, you're leaving growth on the table.
I fixed the problem by buying a used leg press/hack squat machine and a seated hamstring curl/leg extension machine to isolate my legs without loading my spine. The seated curl works the hamstrings, including the short head of the biceps femoris—a muscle the Romanian Deadlift completely misses.
I'm still doing RDLs, but alternate them with hamstring curls, allowing better recovery so I can hammer my legs with intensity but no back pain. Other options to reduce loading on the spine are split squats and Kickstand RDLs, which train the quads and hamstrings unilaterally, cutting the load almost in half. Don't let your back hold you back. Machines or unilateral work might be the key to new growth.
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