Barbell Sumo Deadlift

Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width and toes slightly out. Grip the barbell inside your knees. Lower your hips and keep your chest up. Push through your heels and extend your hips and knees to stand. Lower with control, keeping your back flat.

GLUTES · LOWER BODY

Barbell Sumo Deadlift: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width and toes slightly out.
Grip the barbell inside your knees.
Lower your hips and keep your chest up.
Push through your heels and extend your hips and knees to stand.
Lower with control, keeping your back flat.

Muscles worked: Glutes
Primary muscle: Gluteus maximus
Equipment: Barbell
Movement pattern: Lower body
Difficulty: Intermediate
What it is for: StrengthHypertrophy

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