Sumo Deadlift Discussion Thread

[PaulBeech]

Do whatever style you want.

I love ben rice.

Grand66 here is my last 1rm attempt. Note how I drop my hips too low.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C6I...e_gdata_player

[grand666]

Do whatever style you want.

I love ben rice.

Grand66 here is my last 1rm attempt. Note how I drop my hips too low.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C6I...e_gdata_player

What do you mean too low? I thought that on a sumo the angle between your thigh and calf should be about 90 degrees with an upright torso? This is why I always though (wrongfully it seems) that a sumo is just legs and no low back like a conventional?

[IndividualThoughtPatterns]

Probably the Heavily Geared Westside bunch.

I like your username. That's all.

[elVarouza]

"In a correct deadlift, the knees extend as the bar comes off the floor, indicating that the quadriceps extend the knees under load. The back angle should be constant until the bar approaches the knees; the hamstrings "anchor" the pelvis so that this angle can be maintained ... As the hips extend more, the hip extensors -- the glutes, adductors, and hamstrings -- become the predominant movers of the load, the quads having finished most of their initial job of extending the knees before the bar gets to them. The role of the back muscles during the pull is to hold the trunk rigid..."

-- Abraham Lincoln

LOL!

Who is Kenny Croxdale, why does he type in all blue, and why does he not understand basic physics?

[Tom Narvaez]

Bump.

Vashon Perryman: 661@165: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hht2Qk73zTA#t=1m43s
Ian Bell: 810@198: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0lXlEc2muo
Dan Green: 845@220: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS8VDT1UO3Q

An interesting picture of Ed Coan:





What are the best exercises for improving the start of a sumo deadlift?
What kind of anthropometry makes sumo favorable from a competitive standpoint?
Wide or narrow sumo?
What factors going into optimizing sumo stance width, toe position, etc?

[PaulBeech]

With the angles on that photo of Coan you could mistaken for thinking he was pulling conventional with the back angle.

[hamburgerfan]

Do sumo deadlifts but load the bar with 35s or smaller. Throw a couple chains on there if you want. Brutal, but it carried over to both my sumo and conventional deadlift.

[PaulBeech]

after your working sets? Getting the fucker off the floor is definitely my weak point. Sometimes it feels like minutes have passed before it starts moving.

[hamburgerfan]

I used it as my main deadlift exercise for a few weeks. Everything felt easier once I switched back to normal pulls.