Sumo Deadlift

Set-up

• Stand with your feet wide and toes turned out, shins close to the bar.
• Bend down and grip the bar inside your knees, arms hanging straight.
• Push your knees out over your toes, chest up and back flat.

How to do it

1. Brace your core and take the slack out of the bar.
2. Push the floor apart with your feet and stand up, keeping the bar close.
3. Finish standing tall with hips and knees straight.
4. Lower the bar under control the same way.

Coaching cues

• Knees stay pushed out in line with your toes.
• Keep your chest up and the bar over your mid-foot.

Common mistakes

• Letting the knees cave inwards.
• Hips shooting up before the bar leaves the floor.

Safety

• Start with a moderate stance and widen it only as far as your hips comfortably allow.