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"As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one." - 1 Corinthians 8:4
Some thoughts (w/262lb) after over four decades of Sumo Squats & Deadlifts. Basically, there's a time to use a hammer while other times an axe would be more effective. Strong Barbell 102,5lb plates with TWO pairs of Strength Tech collars on a 1960s Weightlifting bar were used for the demonstration. You can use Sumo work to build Side Split ability, which is mostly what l did. It allowed me to do the Van Dam Lift @43 y.o. (shown during this video with 150lb) WITHOUT training for it. Just like Powerlifters will sometimes use an illegally wide grip on the Bench Press to fix a training problem, the same can be done with Sumo Lifts and many others. Don't get locked into the Bodybuilding or Powerlifting way of doing a lift. Listen to your body and do YOUR way. God Bless.
#jesussaves #groinmobility #sumodeadlift #sumosquat
Transcript
00:00So, I have the plates as far out on the ends as I can go to show you that how
00:06there is an optimal
00:07stance for your sumo, whether it's a sumo squat or sumo deadlift. You know, I can go
00:14wide enough that I would be hitting the plates, right, if they were all the way in.
00:25Now, what that's going to do, number one, you're going to have to turn your feet way out.
00:30So, there's going to be a big forward-aft balance issue, but you have to be careful.
00:34Why would you ever want to do that? Because it's going to help build your depth for your
00:40squat. Use this as a builder for the sumo deadlift. Okay, so you're not going to have a lot of
00:45power down here the lower you go.
00:47All right.
01:02Now, everyone thinks sumo's cheating has never done that. It is a shorter range of
01:07motion, but it is very hard, very weak down here. It's also great for building a side
01:13split. It's one of the ways I was able to get to a side split pretty easy. And so, if
01:21you're
01:21going to do sumo for deadlifting in a meet, you're going to want to find a position where
01:27your feet can be turned in more, but you don't have to lean over the bar. You can more sit
01:33down to the bar. Okay, that's the purpose of doing a sumo. The more traditional, the closer
01:39you get to traditional, the more you're going to be over the bar or tend to be over the bar.
01:45So, you're trying to find that right amount of distance with the feet turned just right
01:52that you don't feel like it's such a balance issue. And you don't have to go so low.
02:08It's really as simple as that. Figure out what you want from it. Are you using it to build squat
02:16depth for the sumo squat? Or is this something you're going to use in a meet? God bless.
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