Semi sumo cleans?

[ROcknrollracing]

I am not well versed in the olifts but Paul Anderson would clean this way. Has anybody expiremented with doing them modified sumo style? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

 

[CRZA]

Did he?


I think he just has a wide stance, because he was so huge and had a big belly, so I dont think he would be able to do cleans with a regular narrow stance. Same as the way Brian Shaw deadlifts..

 

[JimRussel]

What does "semi-sumo" even mean?

 

[j123]

What does "semi-sumo" even mean?

I'm guessing not full sumo width, and a slightly wider conventional stance?

 

[JimRussel]

I'm guessing not full sumo width, and a slightly wider conventional stance?

Stance width doesn't matter.

Hands inside feet = sumo.

Hands outside feet = conventional.

 

[jrams]

Paul Anderson had bad technique but was just too fucking strong. Don't try to oly lift like him.

 

[ROcknrollracing]

here is a better one

Jim it is widely recognized within the strength/weightlifting world that many people refer to a less than fully spread out sumo stance is known as a modified sumo or semi-sumo stance. Anything else you want to grump about today?

 

[eastNYgoon138]

Anderson basically sumo reverse curled and pressed 450 lol

A few of the California Strength guys use a very wide stance

 

[JimRussel]

Jim it is widely recognized within the strength/weightlifting world that many people refer to a less than fully spread out sumo stance is known as a modified sumo or semi-sumo stance.

Is it? Weird, I've only ever seen the opposite.

 

[JauntyAngle]

Hm, I dunno.

As I understand it, the way that people clean has been developed to be as mechanically efficient as possible, so you can lift as much weight as possible safely. If you change the basic form dramatically, chances are you can't clean as much as you otherwise could.

I guess, doing an exercise using a weird technique in an inefficient way will make you work harder to move the same weight, and work slightly different muscles... but is that really a benefit? Why not just lift a heavier weight by using the more efficient technique (so work as hard overall), then do some other exercise to work the other muscles?

 

[NurseKnuckles]

I think the basic stance on this is that if your hands are inside your legs, its Sumo. The sumolarity of the stance, so either semi, full, modified, naked is irrelevant.

 

[nhbfan8080]

I am not well versed in the olifts but Paul Anderson would clean this way. Has anybody expiremented with doing them modified sumo style? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Its probably how he naturally pulls because his hips were so big. Just look at him waddling up to the weights.