Dancelot
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I'm in a discussion regarding these two styles of deadlifting on another forum. The other guy says that since the ROM in Sumo is less than in Conventional, you can't compare the two.
Recently, I switched from conventional to sumo. It didn't really increase my DL (170kg conv, 172.5kg sumo - just a slight difference between two separate lifts, could happen with the same style). However, I switched because I have relatively short arms compared to torso, and sumo allows me to get closer to the bar without bending over way too much (hard to keep chest up with conventional) & feeling like I'm choking myself. Plus I have stronger legs than back. My form just looks much better with sumo.
So that was the argument I presented back to him. I also added that if sumo truly could increase your DL regardless of body leverage, then all top PLers would use sumo, but this isn't the case. Bolton, Magnusson and Konstantinov (who, being European, would be very familiar with sumo style) deadlift in conventional style and hold the current highest deadlift records. If sumo could increase their lifts, surely they would be doing that.
I think it's not the same kind of ROM reducing in, say, high bar OL squat vs low bar PL squat.
What do people here think?
Recently, I switched from conventional to sumo. It didn't really increase my DL (170kg conv, 172.5kg sumo - just a slight difference between two separate lifts, could happen with the same style). However, I switched because I have relatively short arms compared to torso, and sumo allows me to get closer to the bar without bending over way too much (hard to keep chest up with conventional) & feeling like I'm choking myself. Plus I have stronger legs than back. My form just looks much better with sumo.
So that was the argument I presented back to him. I also added that if sumo truly could increase your DL regardless of body leverage, then all top PLers would use sumo, but this isn't the case. Bolton, Magnusson and Konstantinov (who, being European, would be very familiar with sumo style) deadlift in conventional style and hold the current highest deadlift records. If sumo could increase their lifts, surely they would be doing that.
I think it's not the same kind of ROM reducing in, say, high bar OL squat vs low bar PL squat.
What do people here think?