I'm looking for any good form articles on learning how to pull with a sumo stance. Articles and videos. If you've got something, I'd appreciate it.
Look up "mark rippetoe". He's got some GREAT videos on technique online. The thing that you have to remember about sumo deadlifts is that you have to finish the movement with your glutes. Lock it out! Great MMA movement
MR: Yes, you could. There are compromises on both sides that have to be appreciated before you can make an informed decision about it. I did it both ways, and I like a little bit of heel better. I understand that many people are doing sumo deadlifts right now and that might change the equation a little bit. I never did sumo. Sumo is used because it produces a more vertical back angle, and the wide stance reduces the effective length of the femur. There are mechanical differences between conventional and sumo that might favor a flat shoe. I don
I don't coach the lift, have never done it myself, and am therefore the wrong guy to ask.
I actually know a professional powerlifter/gym owner/ coach that pulls sumo. Maybe I'll hit up their gym and see if she can't give me the low-down on the lift. And/or see if there is something that may be causing the pain, or at least know what it might be.
If I can lift the weight 4 inches, then I can dead-lift it.
Hmm, I like sumo, maybe it because of my bodytype. I don't even stagger my feet that wide, but sumo allowed me to lift 20 more lbs. (333 vs. 353 @ 140) I think my hips and butt are way stronger than my legs. I could barely squat 205x3. Locking out is definitely the easiest part of the lift. If I can lift the weight 4 inches, then I can dead-lift it.
Time to make some progress, I haven't lifted in a year.
My sumo experience was quite similar. If I could get the weight moving, I would complete the lift. I deadlifted sumo exclusively until this year. It's taken a while, but I'm now lifting more with a conventional stance than I did with sumo, and I feel like my back is much stronger now that I've switched to conventional.
Hmm, I like sumo, maybe it because of my bodytype. I don't even stagger my feet that wide, but sumo allowed me to lift 20 more lbs. (333 vs. 353 @ 140) I think my hips and butt are way stronger than my legs. I could barely squat 205x3. Locking out is definitely the easiest part of the lift. If I can lift the weight 4 inches, then I can dead-lift it.
Time to make some progress, I haven't lifted in a year.