How to do the Single-leg RDL

The Single-leg RDL is a hips move. You can do it at home on one mat, with no jumping and nothing that shakes the floor.

• Level 3/5
• Glutes
• No equipment
• One side at a time

Form cues

1. Stand on one leg, knee soft
2. Tip forward, back leg in line with your torso
3. Squeeze your glutes to stand, switch legs halfway

Muscles worked

Glutes — Stand up with the standing-side glute

More bodyweight glutes exercises

Easier → harder

Climb the same move from easier to harder steps. The right step leaves you two or three reps in reserve at the end of 40 seconds.

1. Step 1 · Backpack Deadlift
2. Step 2 · Single-leg RDL

More moves for the same area

• Glute BridgeLevel 1/5
• Hip CARsLevel 1/5 · Wall
• Good MorningLevel 1/5
• 90/90 SwitchLevel 1/5
• Crab WalkLevel 2/5
• Deep Squat HoldLevel 2/5

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