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Sumo Deadlift!
Hey guys novice powerlifter.
Always been a conventional deadlifter but due to me having good hip mobility my coach and i have decided i should have a good crack at sumos. Have only done 1 session and my coach is very impressed. Only potential issue being that in my set up i naturally set up with my hips below parralel. We are concerned i may not be able to use my quads properly to break the floor. Has anyone had the issue and know if its ok?
Bodyweight 85kg (187lbs)
Conventional Deadlift 212kg (468.4lbs)
Sumo Deadlift 130kg (286.6lbs) 1st time with samos
Last edited by ty_flink; 04-17-2016 at 09:58 PM.
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why dont you just change your hip position? from what ive learned you're wasting energy by starting your hips that low.
also if your hips are below parallel then your hamstrings are shut off, which would seem opposite of what you want. quads are very important for deadlifting dont get me wrong.. but it is a posterior chain movement. the only time i start near parallel would be for snatching and power-cleans. i primarily conventional deadlift but do involve sumos as an assistance lift.
Last edited by pwrlifting; 04-18-2016 at 03:49 AM.
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Just asking if anyone knew haha no stress brother. Most sumo pullers try to start with there hips bang on parallel was curious to the disadvantages of starting lower
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Legs wider means less distance to pull, also some may argue less stress on the back. I lift sumo and when I fail I usually can tell by tension on my hamstring
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Sumo is the bomb. I do both, but do more sumo than conv. My anatomy just suits sumo more and im less likely to fuck up form.
As for hip position pwrlofting is spot on. I used to go low as well when i first started sumos, but once it was pointed out to me and i didnt go below thrle parallel l, it felt much more correct and natural. And yeh coach kinda made sure i didnt get too low so that helped
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do both too but much prefer sumo as well, again anatomy just fits this style of the lift (just feels nice). hell the gf just started doing deadlifts got her doing sumo first as her core strength aint great yet, and boom first week 20 kg bar, second week 30kg for 3 reps and finally yesterday smashed 3 sets of 2 reps using 65kg (she only weighs 50kg)
anyways its great to do both moves, i find sumos are a awesome assistance lift and brings up weak points in my conventional deadlift.
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stop tryna cheat and beat me ty lol sumos for cheaters hahaha
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Originally Posted by
chowlum 1
stop tryna cheat and beat me ty lol sumos for cheaters hahaha
Doesn't someone's hips open ����
Bodyweight 85kg (187lbs)
Squat 175kg (386lbs)
Bench 115kg (253.5lbs)
Deadlift 212.5kg (468.5lbs)
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Originally Posted by
pwrlifting
also if your hips are below parallel then your hamstrings are shut off, which would seem opposite of what you want. quads are very important for deadlifting dont get me wrong.. but it is a posterior chain movement. the only time i start near parallel would be for snatching and power-cleans. i primarily conventional deadlift but do involve sumos as an assistance lift.
I think you just cured my deadlift. For the longest time, I've been having them slightly below parallel. Gonna try this tomorrow. Thanks bro
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Originally Posted by
Grayson
I think you just cured my deadlift. For the longest time, I've been having them slightly below parallel. Gonna try this tomorrow. Thanks bro
Hope it helps! Let us know how it goes!
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