Sumo Deadlifts
Compound exercise · hip/hamstring dominant
How to do it
- Set your feet wide, turn your toes slightly outward, and grip the bar between your legs.
- Push the floor away and lift your hips and chest at the same time.
- Lower the bar back down under control and keep it close to your body.
Muscles involved
- hamstrings
- 100
- glutes
- 60
- trapezius
- 30
- serratus
- 30
- obliques
- 30
- upperBack
- 30
- lats
- 30
- biceps
- 20
- calves
- 10
- quadriceps
- 10
- abdominals
- 10
- forearms
- 10
- shoulders
- 10
- hip abductors
- 10
- hip flexors
- 10
At a glance
- Type
- Compound exercise
- Movement pattern
- hip/hamstring dominant
- Equipment
- barbell
- Variations
- both arms
Follow along in the app
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Trainer
Guided strength training with a 3D coach, set by set.
Treeceps
The same exercise, inside your virtual fitness world.