Deadlifts....feet close together or sumo style???

[klbkricp]

Do you prefer to have your feet close together and arms over shoulder width apart or feet REAL wide and hands close together?????

[Scooby-Doo]

I prefer Sumo (feet real wide/ hands close together). :)

[GhettoSmurf]

i prefer sumo as well

[restless]

Me too.

[wibble]

I like conventional.

[NateDogg]

Sumo!

[Bruise Brubaker]

Conventional! It feels more "natural" to me.

I luv Deadlift. Favorite exercise.

[Behemoth]

I like conventional for reps. But when I'm working real heavy I prefer to take it somewhat wider. Not quite as wide as most people sumo, but wider than conventional for sure.

[Chris Rodgers]

Both.

I am stronger at a wide sumo though, so that is my meet stance.

[Wu36]

Im still learning and im srue my forms off a bit, but i prefer sumo.

[RG570]

both, though im much stronger conventional.

[DK]

A very wide sumo. (feet almost touching the plates)

Sumo is much stronger by about 20 pounds.

[Tryska]

sumo!

(hee hee just learned this yesterday)

[Blood&Iron]

I'm a fair bit stronger with conventional, but I prefer sumo as I have relatively long legs and it's impossible for me to do a full ROM with a conventional stance without my lower back rounding.

I tend to use deadlifts primarily as a leg exercise as well, and feel a great more leg-involvement with a sumo stance when I go down to parallel (basically mirroring the ROM of a squat)

[supirman]

I'm about equally as strong on both. I used to prefer sumo, but lately I've been doing everything with a close stance...

[Wu36]

I'm really not sure anymore, my deads are being weird.(see journal)

[Jeebus]

I've only started trying deadlifts today, and i've only tried sumo style (I was advised to do this on account of my long legs), and I really enjoyed it. It seems very comfortable

[AKraut]

I only dead conventional. If some people use a really wide stance for Sumo, they may be lifting heavier weights just because it's a shorter lift. With your legs spread way apart, you're standing with a shorter stance and not lifting the weight as far. I don't really know the technicalities of the differences, that's just my hypothesis.

[restless]

Originally posted by AKraut
I only dead conventional. If some people use a really wide stance for Sumo, they may be lifting heavier weights just because it's a shorter lift. With your legs spread way apart, you're standing with a shorter stance and not lifting the weight as far. I don't really know the technicalities of the differences, that's just my hypothesis.

Well, but that's pretty obvious isn't it?

To me the real advantage is being able to use a more upright position, it justs feels more natural.

[bigkevin20]

conv.
I would love to learn both styles but sumo isnt as easy for me.

[ryan1117]

Originally posted by AKraut
...If some people use a really wide stance for Sumo, they may be lifting heavier weights just because it's a shorter lift.
If sumo is so much easier to lift heavier weights with, then why do some people that compete still use conventional?

[Bruise Brubaker]

Sumo --> Shorter lift but weaker mucles for most people.

So if your body is built for sumo you get an advantage over someone who is built for conventional.

[Saint Patrick]

I liek teh Conventional d3dz.