Is Sumo Deadlifting Cheating?
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The video measures and compares range of motion differences between conventional and sumo deadlifts on both a deadlift bar and a stiff bar, concluding that sumo deadlift is not cheating.
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Answers: Is sumo deadlift cheating?
- Sumo deadlift range of motion
- Conventional deadlift range of motion
- Deadlift bar vs stiff bar
- Deadlift biomechanics
Exercises
- Sumo deadlift · barbell
- Conventional deadlift · barbell
What it concludes
- Bryce's conventional deadlift range of motion is 50.5 cm and sumo deadlift is 41.5 cm, a 9 cm or 18 percent difference.
- Big D's conventional deadlift range of motion is 62 cm and sumo deadlift is 50.5 cm, an 11.5 cm or 19 percent difference.
- On a deadlift bar, Bryce's conventional deadlift range of motion is 49.5 cm and sumo deadlift is 34 cm, a 15.5 cm or 31 percent difference.
- On a deadlift bar, Dillon's conventional deadlift range of motion is 61.5 cm and sumo deadlift is 45 cm, a 16.5 cm or 27 percent difference.
- Sumo deadlifting is within the rules of competition and is not cheating.
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