Yeah I don't pull a lot of sumo but I do pull a cycle once every couple months.

First off the bat, though, Hits, imho, Dave's deadlift articles are not for you. They are good for really big grinders. You need your shoulders in front of the bar, lol, the way 90% of lifters deadlift.

I understand perfectly what you are saying about pulling the way you pull. And probably there is a good reason for why you prefer it. But be careful about technique because sometimes things can feel good for the wrong reason. Given that the only thing I see is the way the bar tracks. You really should have your shoulder forward of the bar and it should line up with the scapula...if you want to pull conventionals that is.

Rippetoe will confuse the hell out of you.

The difference I see with what you are doing and sumos is pretty simply. The angle of pull and the mechanics of a sumo should be more akin to a wide stance squat than a conventional dead.

Shoulers much higher and hips lower. It should really feel like it's centered in the hips and in fact the hardest portion should usually be right off the ground as opposed to just below the knees as in conv. deads.

Watch some vids like DH said. You need to visualize that. It'll be a whole lot easier for you to see it than for me to explain it.

But like I said there is nothing wrong with what you did. There is just not a big advantage to it. I have seen people who pull conventionals with a wider stance.

I'll look too...problem with youtube is most vids are peope showing off. So you look for sumos and you get someone doing whatever they gotta do to get the bar up...and that AIN'T a way to learn technique if you're watching.

Actually women are good for technique videos a lot of the time. You see less ego. I did find one but the problem is she was doing high reps..so that only the first one looked real sumo and then it devolved over each rep into a sumo/conv. hybrid. It's hard to find a vid I don't need to "qualify".

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.