Deadlift

Hi guys, this is my first blog ever about some fitness tip. I know am not a fitness model or an athlete at any professional level, I am just an ongoing college student like you guys here so it would so easy for you to relate with me as I face same problems as you guys may it be regarding time or diet or injuries.

So guys today I am just talk about the differences between a sumo deadlift and a convential deadlift in much simpler terms so you guys can understand it easily. So here it goes-

CONVENTIAL DEADLIFT-

The first step in mastering the conventional deadlift is assuming the proper stance. As you approach the bar, position yourself so that your feet are about hip-distance apart, your toes are pointed forward, and your shins are very close to the bar.

When you lift, you will essentially drag the weight up your shins, keeping the barbell close to your body the whole way up. Keeping the bar close prevents your center of gravity from shifting too far forward. Keeping the center of gravity back is important not only for protecting your back, but also for maximizing the amount of weight you can lift.

With your feet in the proper position and your shins against the bar,  at about a shoulder-width distance. You can use the staggered grip, with one hand in an overhand grip and the other in an underhand grip, or you can use two overhand grips. For most people, using the underhand grip can put added stress on the forearm. When you’re going heavy, that can lead to forearm injury.

SUMO DEADLIFT-

The main difference between the sumo and the conventional deadlift is the position of the feet and hands. Instead of being about hip-width apart, with sumo the feet are positioned wider than your hands. How wide apart they are depends on your height, but they will be much farther apart than shoulder width. With your feet spread so far apart, your hands will want to grab the bar closer together than in a conventional deadlift, typically at about shoulder width. As with the conventional deadlift, use a staggered or overhand grip; it’s up to you. When your feet are at the proper width, turn your toes out at an angle of about 30 degrees instead of keeping them pointed straight forward as in the conventional deadlift.