Sumo Barbell Deadlift
- Place a loaded barbell in front of you. Position your feet wider than shoulder width. Have your toes pointing out away from the body. Tighten the core and straighten the lower back.
- Bend at the knees, lowering your hips down above parallel. Take hold of the barbell with an overhand grip at shoulder width. Focusing the tension in your hamstrings, pull the barbell up. Be sure to keep the barbell close to your body.
- Drive your hips forward at the top of the movement. Slowly reverse the movement and lower the barbell while maintaining a flat back.
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Sumo barbell deadlift is a gym work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and quadriceps and also involves abs and calves and lower back. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Water bottle squat clean and presses, seal jacks and lying leg curls are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as sumo barbell deadlift. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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