The single leg RDL targets the posterior chain by being a hip dominant exercise so muscles in our lower body including hamstrings, gluteal muscles and calves through the back extensors, lats, and erector spinae muscles to give the torso structural integrity.

The main difference between the single leg barbell RDL and other RDLs variations is it’s a unilateral exercise. This targets each side of the body at a time to build a more aesthetic physique as well as balanced strength.