Sumo deadlift
Pulling from the floor with a wide stance and hands gripping inside the knees
A deadlift variation: feet set wide, toes turned out, hands on the bar between the legs rather than outside them. The wide stance shortens the distance the bar travels and shifts more of the work onto hips, glutes and quads, with a more upright torso and less load on the lower back than a conventional pull. Powerlifters choose between the two stances on hip structure and limb length rather than preference. Some lifters keep pulling sumo when squatting hurts, since it lets them train the legs heavily through a shorter range.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Greg DoucetteDoes it
Coach and IFBB pro · Harder Than Last Time
Hip surgery took squats away from him, so the sumo deadlift carries that load instead and he credits it for most of his glute development. Deeper squats hurt, he says, and he stopped taking the leg press down to parallel after reinjuring the hip.
Source: Fit World Blog: Q&A With IFBB Pro Greg Doucette“It feels absolutely amazing to have set a Guinness book world record. I have been dreaming about holding a Guinness record ever since I was given my first Guinness book when I was a kid. I am 40 years old, and only weigh 210 lbs but with 30 years of hard work, determination and dedication I was able to achieve my dream of owning a Guinness World Records title.”
Guinness World Records: Watch Canadian bodybuilder destroy world record for heaviest sumo deadlift (opens in a new tab) · 2 Dec 2015
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