I’ve basically stopped doing conventional deadlifts because I just can’t seem to get my body in position to do it properly. I’m sure I can but just don’t know how apparently. I’ve gotten up to 525 conventional but it was a perfect storm of getting in the right position and I can’t seem to replicate it. I seem to do too much lower back and have hurt it a few times.

I’ve moved to sumo and I get in much better positions.

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Posted by DabosDynasty

Member since Apr 2017

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Posted on 6/4/22 at 3:56 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu

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I just can’t seem to get my body in position to do it properly. I’m sure I can but just don’t know how apparently.

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I seem to do too much lower back and have hurt it a few times.

This is me, just less weight

That’s why I’m wondering if it’s time to move on.

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Posted by ThreauxDown

Member since Jan 2019

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Posted on 6/5/22 at 4:27 am to Hu_Flung_Pu

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I’ve moved to sumo and I get in much better positions.

Same here. People think it’s “cheating” and we do it to lift more weight but that’s not the case for me at all.

I’m much more explosive from a conventional stance but my anatomy just doesn’t allow me to get upright at the bottom without going below parallel, which forces me to start at parallel and use more of a hinge (lower back stress) than I’m comfortable with.

Sumo allows me to get very upright while also being parallel at the hips, taking the majority of the stress off my lower back.

For me, it’s much safer and just as effective

This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 4:31 am

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