re: Should I stop Deadlifting

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

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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