Meanings
nounRomanian deadlift (plural Romanian deadlifts)
plural Romanian deadlifts
- hobbiesA form of deadlift in which the body is bent at the hips and the knees are not bent.
Powerful hip extension is essential if you hope to squat heavier, jump higher or run faster, making it essential to train the hams using focused hip-extension exercises (like the romanian deadlift).
2010, Adam Garett, “Fried Hams”, in Reps!, 17:23
Origin
Named so in homage to Romanian weightlifter Nicolae Vlad.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 羅馬尼亞硬拉 /罗马尼亚硬拉
- 羅馬尼亞硬拉 /罗马尼亚硬拉form of deadlift
Finnish romanialainen maastaveto
- romanialainen maastavetoform of deadlift
German rumänisches Kreuzheben
- rumänisches Kreuzhebenform of deadlift
Italian stacco rumeno
- stacco rumenoform of deadlift
Polish rumuński martwy ciąg
- rumuński martwy ciągform of deadlift
Romanian îndreptări Românești
- îndreptări Româneștiform of deadlift
Swedish raka marklyft
- raka marklyftform of deadlift
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Romanian deadlift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romanian%20deadlift
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“Romanian deadlift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romanian%20deadlift. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Romanian deadlift,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romanian%20deadlift.
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