Sumo Deadlift
SUMO DEADLIFT
This is a modified version of CONVENTIONAL DEADLIFT that utilizes a wider stance to make the lift more quadriceps dominant. Start with your feet wider than shoulder distance apart and hands gripping the bar hip distance apart. Your feet may be externally rotated between 15 to 30 degrees. Hinge at the hips and bend the knees to maintain a neutral spine. Stand over the bar so that it is directly below and in line with your armpit. Keep the core braced and latissimus dorsi engaged to increase lumbar stability during the movement. Lift the bar up by driving the feet into the ground and extending the hips and knees. Keep the bar as close to the body as possible during the entire lift. It is important to stand tall at the top of the movement instead of hyperextending the low back. Lower the weight by reversing the motion.
Muscles Involved:
Posterior Chain
Erector Spinae
Hamstrings
Functional Back Line
Gluteus Maximus
Latissimus Dorsi
Core
Transversus Abdominis
Quadriceps
Related Conditions:
Strength Training
Chronic Low Back Pain
Functional Scoliosis
Lower Kinetic Pain Syndrome
Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome
Thoracolumbar Syndrome
Proximal Hamstring Tendinitis