Sumo Deadlift Technique VIDEO 340lbs
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Really hard to tell from the angle and lighting. But from what I see, you can arch your back harder at the beginning of the lift. You can also get your hips higher, as it will help you pull more, as opposed to if you try to squat the bar up. The end has too much extension. Stand up straight, there is no need to lean back so much.
I'm sure we can find more things to help you with if you use a tripod and better lighting.
I'm sure we can find more things to help you with if you use a tripod and better lighting.
yea sorry about that, the only video I can do is with my phone, and all my equipments in the basement. I use to not go down as much, but my old trainer told me to arch, squat, and pull. I hated a stiff arch. I dont bend my back I just keep it straight. I didnt even realize I was going real deep with the lift in the beginning, so that'll help me pull more weight as well. This wasn't a max, just a challenge to see form with a heavy deadlift.
An arch is different from a round. A round is where your back curves out, and an arch in where it curves in...I don't know if you were confused about that at all (I was for a long ass time, till recently)...you want to arch your back, it will help you save your back, especially if you DL a lot with submaximal weights. It's understandable that as the weight gets heavier, the arch gets smaller and smaller.
Yeah if you keep your hips up and almost try to straight leg the thing, you'll be able to use more hips and hamstrings and all that good ****.
Yeah if you keep your hips up and almost try to straight leg the thing, you'll be able to use more hips and hamstrings and all that good ****.
Exponential growth/decay graphs are a little tough to go off. Which way are you picturing your spine placement? Which way would your body be facing? Anyway, a rounding of the back in when you are humped over...like a hunch back (only it's in your low back). An arched back is the opposite direction. Like if you lay on top of a ball and look at the cieling, that's an arched back. If you lay on top of a ball and look at the floor, that's a rounded back.
I think you should bulk up. Relative strength can be developed at any weight. 145 at 6 something is tiny. That is unless you plan on competing in the lightweight division for whatever sport. Right now your coefficient is like 2.5 or more. You can lift the same coefficient weighing 300 lbs. You'd just be deadlifting 750.
Typically people with longer limbs are better at pulling. You're probably going to be a good puller at any weight. But if you try and squat a big coefficient now, you probably couldn't, because you don't have the stabalization or anything...but if you were bigger you'd be able to squat more.
I think you should bulk up. Relative strength can be developed at any weight. 145 at 6 something is tiny. That is unless you plan on competing in the lightweight division for whatever sport. Right now your coefficient is like 2.5 or more. You can lift the same coefficient weighing 300 lbs. You'd just be deadlifting 750.
Typically people with longer limbs are better at pulling. You're probably going to be a good puller at any weight. But if you try and squat a big coefficient now, you probably couldn't, because you don't have the stabalization or anything...but if you were bigger you'd be able to squat more.
LeiYun, you're correct about my squat. I can only max squat at 235. Karky, I always did that further extension because I use to have a trainer who told me to do that, I don't know. He was always weird about training, like he would make us bench, abs, and back 2 days in a row etc. I personally believed he gained all his strength from steroids, which is also why im unsure of his judgement.
I also have a huge problem gaining weight as I have stated many times before. I've actually taken weeks off of anything and eaten anything in sight including junk and couldn't gain a pound. I'm just at that age in my life where I can eat anything and not pay for it, which isnt necessarily good for weight training.
Eh, to the mass public, whether you're 200 or 145, having a 405 deadlift is impressive to most anyway. However, you'll look more impressive and the public could care less (generally) about your deadlift. Besides, 450 is more impressive than 405 regardless of weight. So 200>145. Generally if you're 145, then you have to explain to people that you lift weights. If you've gained muscle from 145 to 200, no one asks if you lift weights, they ask you how much weight you lift.
I'm assuming your numbers were arbitrary.
But honestly...who cares about deadlift. How much do you bicept kurl?
I'm with Karks and Lei...for those that have a hard time gaining weight, consistency is the key...day in and day out for months and months and months.
The one thing I noticed from what I can gather from the video is you start your hips a bit too high and your back is rounded. And your shoulders are wayyyy in front of the bar.
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How much do you bicept kurl?
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lmao.
So you would disagree with LeiYun who said my hips need to be higher and say my hips need to be lower? Evolution, your way is the way my trainer tried to teach me as well. I just had trouble keeping it because that position is extremely tight. Hips low, hard arch, chest up, shoulders back, bar against legs. However, one day he just told me to continue with what I was doing only extend further, and keep my knees out. I'm deadlifting today, and i will try to get a recording of the strict form.
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Honestly from what I can see that form is just all wrong for a wide stance/Sumo deadlift. The key to nailing that style of deadlift actually rest in the glutes/hamstring area. I often assign it as the first deadlift I have anyone do as when done properly its great for learning how to fire.
You were rounding your back, your feet were bowed out to much, your grip was to narrow, you weren't digging in your hills, list goes on.
Short on time but this is actually a pretty decent example of what you need to be doing.
Barbell Sumo Deadlift
So try giving that a shot, you may find you have to regress your weight a little, however firing properly will lead to a quicker increase in the long run!
You were rounding your back, your feet were bowed out to much, your grip was to narrow, you weren't digging in your hills, list goes on.
Short on time but this is actually a pretty decent example of what you need to be doing.
Barbell Sumo Deadlift
So try giving that a shot, you may find you have to regress your weight a little, however firing properly will lead to a quicker increase in the long run!