Deadlift preference, sumo or conventional?

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  • MrHillman22
    MrHillman22 Posts: 401 Member
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    alexjvolk wrote: »
    What are you pulling for? Competion? physique? demented enjoyment? I mean if you are competing do the one you are strongest at, otherwise, do them both as they are tremendous lifts that hit different muscles in different ways.

    Doing it for the gains. No competition, just trying to get a decent physique
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    DopeItUp wrote: »
    Sumo is for people who eat butt.

    Yum.

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  • MrHillman22
    MrHillman22 Posts: 401 Member
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    jemhh wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    Sumo is for people who eat butt.

    Yum.

    u9c4y3rm318t.jpg

    I pull conventional but count me in
  • Cylphin60
    Cylphin60 Posts: 863 Member
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    I've been doing conventional since I started, and just watched a video on sumo technique. Do the legs (quads) get hit harder with sumos? I was wondering what the benefits are...
  • KickboxFanatic
    KickboxFanatic Posts: 184 Member
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    I train both regularly but I pull conventional when I compete
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    Sumo primarily
  • goldenbeaut
    goldenbeaut Posts: 47 Member
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    am i wrong to think that conventional and sumo dead lifts hit different muscles? I always thought sumo hit more of your inner thighs than conventional did.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    goldenbeaut wrote: »
    am i wrong to think that conventional and sumo dead lifts hit different muscles? I always thought sumo hit more of your inner thighs than conventional did.

    You are basically correct. They'll use the same muscles, but in different proportions. As you mentioned, the inner thigh tends to get hit harder in sumo, while conventional tends to hit spinal erectors harder. Just as a couple of examples.
  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,070 Member
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    jemhh wrote: »
    I like conventional for lower reps and sumo for 6-12 reps.

    Ha! I'm the exact opposite. I pull conventional on my lower weight sets and sumo on my highest weight/lowest rep sets.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
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    TresaAswegan wrote: »
    DeadliftsandDonuts wrote: »
    Conventional dad here lifting with my ego. ;)

    Wasn't trying to offend any of the dad-lifters or young guys!
    The fact that you know it's called conventional makes you more qualified than most of the people at my gym lol ;P Many days I get a bonus eye-roll workout.

    It's the best lifting accessory @TresaAswegan ;) What is your eye roll PR?
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
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    jemhh wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    Sumo is for people who eat butt.

    Yum.

    u9c4y3rm318t.jpg

    Delicious!
  • richln
    richln Posts: 809 Member
    edited January 2017
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    conventional for some submax work and sumo for heavies because my degenerated discs don't like shear force very much and also because I eat butt
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    Since I pull conventional, it's appropriate that I prefer brisket.
  • juliewatkin
    juliewatkin Posts: 764 Member
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    Su-ventional. I'm a bit of a combination. My legs are wider like sumo but the actual pull is more like conventional where it's more back and leg drive and less hips and hams.
  • _incogNEATo_
    _incogNEATo_ Posts: 4,543 Member
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    I pull conventional because I'm not a cheater.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    I prefer a hybrid of the two...
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    Chieflrg wrote: »
    I prefer a hybrid of the two...

    Like Coan's weird *kitten* gorilla style?
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
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    Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    I prefer a hybrid of the two...

    Like Coan's weird *kitten* gorilla style?

    I've also heard "frog stance" and "tweener"
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    I prefer a hybrid of the two...

    Like Coan's weird *kitten* gorilla style?

    You can say that even though I'm much taller and my body mechancs are far different then Ed's.

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