Comments on: How-to: Sumo deadlift http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/ the joy of strength training Sat, 19 May 2012 13:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: w http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-178183 w Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:21:56 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-178183 thank you so much for this info! i'm a woman with long legs and i've been really struggling with the conventional deadlift. it has felt incredibly awkward. i can't get low enough at all (the only way i could is if i rise up on my toes, and of course i wouldn't lift like that) and my back is practically parallel to the floor. then i read about how the sumo could be better for me and it absolutely is. it affords so much more flexibility. your site and this page in particular has so much great info on it, thank you! i really look forward to DLing now. :) thank you so much for this info! i’m a woman with long legs and i’ve been really struggling with the conventional deadlift. it has felt incredibly awkward. i can’t get low enough at all (the only way i could is if i rise up on my toes, and of course i wouldn’t lift like that) and my back is practically parallel to the floor. then i read about how the sumo could be better for me and it absolutely is. it affords so much more flexibility. your site and this page in particular has so much great info on it, thank you! i really look forward to DLing now. :)

]]> By: tentigers http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-165748 tentigers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:32:40 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-165748 okey dokey cheers :) will work something out like that okey dokey cheers :) will work something out like that

]]> By: gubernatrix http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-165743 gubernatrix Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:08:00 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-165743 It will come with time. Start with the bar higher than the floor - either in a rack on low pins or on plates/mat. Then gradually reduce height until bar is from floor. It will come with time. Start with the bar higher than the floor – either in a rack on low pins or on plates/mat. Then gradually reduce height until bar is from floor.

]]> By: tentigers http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-165733 tentigers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:43:22 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-165733 ah ok will try and teach her but she struggles with the the start position, might be lack of flexibilty i guess, ah ok will try and teach her but she struggles with the the start position, might be lack of flexibilty i guess,

]]> By: gubernatrix http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-165726 gubernatrix Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:03:24 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-165726 KB swings are good but I tend to think of them as a hamstring exercise. I would emphasise the importance of keeping conventional deadlifts in the programme as well. KB swings are good but I tend to think of them as a hamstring exercise.
I would emphasise the importance of keeping conventional deadlifts in the programme as well.

]]> By: tentigers http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-165375 tentigers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:25:59 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-165375 i was just gonna FB you about sumo deads as i have got my wife and my coach training with deads, my wife favours sumo style and my coach she favours normal, you pretty much answered my questions on this post. for additional work for the back you mentioned i guess KB swings are good as well? both of them do a lot of them. TT :) i was just gonna FB you about sumo deads as i have got my wife and my coach training with deads, my wife favours sumo style and my coach she favours normal, you pretty much answered my questions on this post.

for additional work for the back you mentioned i guess KB swings are good as well? both of them do a lot of them.

TT :)

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]]> By: Exercises Everybody SHOULD be doing- #1 The Deadlift « Weight For Deb http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-26855 Exercises Everybody SHOULD be doing- #1 The Deadlift « Weight For Deb Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:54:43 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-26855 [...] Gubernatrix has a great post on how to do a sumo deadlift. There is no way I could write a better description of this lift than she has.  So go and enjoy. [...] [...] Gubernatrix has a great post on how to do a sumo deadlift. There is no way I could write a better description of this lift than she has.  So go and enjoy. [...]

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]]> By: gubernatrix http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/comment-page-1/#comment-7995 gubernatrix Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:22:44 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/06/how-to-sumo-deadlift/#comment-7995 Thanks Fred, hope it works for you. Thanks Fred, hope it works for you.

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