Deadlifting Debate can you do more conventional or sumo?

[TheFng]

Cytomel,

Keep in mind that you did not have to lift the bar as far sumo as with conventional. Hence, the weight at the top of the lifts were different because you were using bands. The farther they are stretched, the more force they exert.

So to really tell if one way is better for you, you will need to deadlift without the bands. You probably know this but I wanted to make sure you were mixing apples with apples so to speak.

 

[TheFng]

Well duh. I guess that has been pointed out already. My bad.

 

[Lumberg]

Hey guys I was wondering, do you all's quads hurt from deadlifting at the spot the bar reaches at the top? It's like I have a permanent deep bruise there.

JC

 

[Arioch]

Just on one side, where the thumb of the hand that is pronated digs in assuming I am holding it at the top for a second or two before the down signal, otherwise, no bruising.

Pulling sumo scrapes the hell out of the inside of my shins, though.

 

[brianmincher]

I pull 50 lbs more sumo than conventional, if I wear a suit. Without a suit, my hips hurt too much trying sumo. But when I wear a suit, I cannot even reach down and grab the bar conventional. I know this may sound a little weird, but I swear it is true. I absolutely cannot get to the bar.

If there was ever a person not built to deadlift, it is me. I think that people built to deadlift probably do better conventional, while trolls like myself probably have to do what they can to get down to the bar.

Also my back does not hurt at all sumo, but it kills me conventional.

B.

 

[brianmincher]

Oh and joncrane,

My quads don't hurt because when I finish a deadlift the bar is above my root, and not even on my quads. How is that for a deadlift build?

B.

 

[Lumberg]

Oh and joncrane,

My quads don't hurt because when I finish a deadlift the bar is above my root, and not even on my quads. How is that for a deadlift build?

B.

Holy shit you either have short arms or the longest torso ever!! Do you get issues about scraping past your root though? I remember I would always bang my dick on power shrugs.......

JC

 

[brianmincher]

With a suit on my twig and berries are smashed up in the suit, and for some reason when pulling sumo the bar is a little bit lower than conventional and actually just comes up to my sack. Conventional if I stand up all the way erect (he he, he he) then yes, I get some issues there.

Not particularly short arms, or a particularly long torso, just a combination of both, I think. Makes deadlifts Hell, but nice for benching. Can't win them all, unless you are Garry Frank.

Or Freak19.

B.

 

[spatts]

The first time I tried sumo, I was able to pull the same as my conventional. Lately, though, I find that I whack my shins so hard that I can't pull as much because I can't train it for as long. A couple pulls, and my shins hurt like a SOB, so I switch. In terms of muscle recruitment/strength, I think both pulls could be pretty close if not for this factor.