Don’t SUMO DEADLIFT Like This!

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[@charliemurphy9411]

The paused banded work to help with opening the hips looks amazing, I've been struggling with hip pain on squats recently and can't even do sumo du to lack of abductor strength at the end range of motion.

[@N1GHTJAY]

try the abductor machine, light 2x15 glute bridges and also make sure to warm up your back before lifting along with your shoulders

[@maxpowers4436]

@@N1GHTJAY The things you are listing are for priming the muscles involved in a DL or squat not actually prime the movement. Unlike the banded hip drill.

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[@jvogler_art4708]

you don't want the back rounding over but you also don't want lumbar extension at the start of the lift either. Neutral spine is the best.

[@Xilladan093]

Thoracic is fine

[@jvogler_art4708]

@@Xilladan093 thats what i thought until i started getting spasms in the thoracic spine.

[@rockaway149]

Honestly 90% of the sumo deadlift instructions have either Supreme sumo genetics, special equipment (pulling blocks or bending bars) or both. Everytime i see someones starting position im like nah, there's no way i can do that shit.

[@christofferuden7680]

Look at Dan Green then.

[@Youngster543210]

A lot of lifters simply don't have the leverages to desdlift with an upright torso, at least not without bleeding a ton of power. These lifters should either use the conventional deadlift (if your goal is to compete in powerlifting) or deadlift from blocks (if your goal is general strength/hypertrophy)

[@TheOdetus]

With all respect to Squat University, what you said is what I was thinking. Showing vids of people with perfect proportions for sumo deadlift and explaining how it should be done is... well a bit misleading. To some it is very hard to sumo with an upright torso, no matter how much work they put into it. It would be good to mention that in the videos. The accessory movement seems good though. Not hating, just wanted to remind people are built different. Squat U is a great channel.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Don’t deadlift from blocks just deadlift it’s fine to have a horizontal torso in fact it could make the back stronger

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@TheOdetus it’s cause SU doesn’t really understand strength training

[@Youngster543210]

@@yoeyyoey8937 Unless your goal is to compete in powerlifting where you are required to lift with regulation sized plates, lifting from the floor is not always optimal. Everyone has different leverages, some people arms so long they would need to do deficit deadlifts just to get in the same positions as a normal proportioned lifter pulling from the floor. The height of the plates is arbitrary. Pulling from blocks is "just deadlifting".

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@Youngster543210 the height of pl8s is arbitrary but don’t cut the ROM more than that lol, do at least that much or more but I think going off the standard is ok

[@yqafree]

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[@Doxsein]

Amazing, and it looks fantastic after. huge W at the end there, and she seems stoked at the difference

[@marcus.aurelius]

Thank you for all your work!

[@jameskenbullock]

Yooo keep up with your good work 👏 This problem and solution video is educational

[@michaelmastell6778]

I usually cue people with patient hips.

[@G5Nvm]

Great video!

[@islandprincess1981]

I just did this in my deadlift 😢 I’m glad I’m filming my form because it’s all out of wack 🤣

[@alekanderiv2066]

Thank you

[@JohnDoe-mt6gb]

I just don’t think she has the best deadlift leverages to be honest. Her hips will always naturally be higher for the most force.. just have to deal with it. The video of your correction looks good yes but it was a squat/ deadlift.. add some weight and she won’t be able to keep that positioning

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Yes her hips will be high , she just needs to account for this in her set up. SU would know if he could dead more than two plates

[@JohnDoe-mt6gb]

@@yoeyyoey8937 I wouldn’t insult SU cause he’s my inspiration lol

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@JohnDoe-mt6gb I’m glad he got you lifting and I don’t mean to insult him but I have to call a spade a spade. From this comment alone it all ready seems like you know more than him about lifting

[@JohnDoe-mt6gb]

@@yoeyyoey8937 I’m inspired because he is a Physical Therapist and that’s when I’m going into school for! I’m just more understanding of leverages and natural disadvantages that cannot be “fixed” because I “powerlift” thanks very much tho!!

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@JohnDoe-mt6gb you’ll be a good PT then cause tbh 99% don’t really seem to understand biomechanics or training and they’re averse to lifting overall

[@hotdogint]

Either stick with conventional or go semi sumo. Wide as possible sumo is short changing the utility of the movement. Unless the goal is purely numbers, go with wtv works in that case.

[@jesseauwerda732]

The title is almost perfect, Should have left “like this” away the it would be perfect

[@3DHDcat]

don't worry about the back ,just don't get injured

[@Real28]

You can see the smile in that last life like "oh yea, this feels a lot better" Her back arch in the first vid makes my back hurt watching it.

[@Doxsein]

Noticed the joy too, what a victory!

[@bluecollar8525]

Look, I think it's clear that the advantage of sumo exists for powerlifters... By choosing a motion that is closer to a squat than a conventional deadlift is, they can pull bigger number/train strength for more similar muscle groups. By having overlap, you can make two lifts stronger with less muscle mass and stay within a weight category more easily.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

There’s a lot to it and more than that

[@user-zj7id1mh7t]

0:00 thx

[@shandalie8741]

I knew I wasn't crazy... I've always known the Sumo deadlift you have to have an Upright chest but I've been seeing everyone using their back to help lift them up... to the point that I thought I was wrong this entire time.

[@MrVIE0406]

Even the second one, her posture was wrong with her butt sticking out and a lower back being straight like that, that's an upright squatting position.

[@-highschoooool-]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Udi73jrjdndk]

Not everyone is a 5'5" manlet who can stand upright like that.

[@azizabbas9916]

Looks too heavy for here

[@deleon3747]

Nope do conventional

[@yoeyyoey8937]

😂

[@saraxx6132]

nope do sumo

[@deleon3747]

@@saraxx6132 no do conventional pussy

[@saraxx6132]

@@deleon3747 no do sumo pussy

[@123Mahid]

:)

[@fidodido664]

Cat arch

[@doobyempires228]

How about people don't cheat deadlift at all and we'll call it good?

[@TJWilly7764]

Don’t sumo deadlift at all…it’s stupid

[@chrisolson3240]

Like you are pushing the world away from you.

[@victor5949]

Sumos is ridiculous

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Y

[@tomatojuice12]

Aaron, where is your store? I would like to visit it.

[@rmmm6725]

If I was to estimate the amount of people that deadlift incorrectly I’d say it’s 92.53 percent. Also sumo doesn’t count as it’s just a sumo squat with less ROM. Don’t do drugs or sumo deadlifts

[@chip_stack]

Wow great to hear an intelligent comment for once

[@j.l.5966]

I noticed sumo complainers have a really poor conventional deadlift. And sumo pullers already have a respectable conventional.

[@KingDoug]

Shame I didn't see this before my deadlifts today 😭

[@autavianfields7284]

It’s still not quite a reverse squat

[@tangerineg9038]

🤢 Every time I see people deadlift like this, it's painful watching. Please use light weights until you see great form and full activation !!!

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Pretty sure her only issue is the set up and then going down in weight and LP’ing to reinforce this. But ofc you found a way to work bands and kettlebells into this one, nice 👍

[@brandonkaholokula2278]

Don’t sumo deadlift, period.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Y?

[@kikoman780311]

Don’t sumo deadlift. Those don’t count.

[@T90ShottIVFg]

This is such a dumb comment.

[@chip_stack]

Half squat half deadlift half brain

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Y

[@saraxx6132]

counts at official powerlifting meets, nice try

[@kikoman780311]

@@saraxx6132 you can keep it, plus your shitty arched back flat bench press

[@patrickmcdonagh539]

My guess she does sumo all the time and her back is weak

[@PasanJayaweeraYashoda]

You lost me at sumo

[@caelanpereira5458]

Notice how no one with an actually strong deadlift is bitching about sumo?

[@user-lc7zt8sk6i]

She's nice

[@RustyShackleford-me7vb]

DON'T SUMO DEADLIFT

[@SantanaBanana47]

Why not lol

[@Takokujin07]

@@SantanaBanana47 They believe it’s cheating or some crap idk

[@SantanaBanana47]

@@Takokujin07 if your going super wide and it's a competition then yeah I would say that's cheating, but there is nothing wrong with just doing the exercise. It's pretty stupid to say an exercise is cheating outside of competition. It's a great way to target the glutes.

[@hughmann7485]

Do both

[@RustyShackleford-me7vb]

@@SantanaBanana47 crap ROM and it's a different exercise from the deadlift, they shouldn't be compared

[@aaronanderson9534]

Sumo deadlifting isn’t deadlifting

[@saraxx6132]

except that it is, you can cry how you want but a deadlift is a deadlift because you pick up dead weight off the floor.