There are many different ways to do deadlifts, and the most popular are conventional and sumo. More and more, sumo is becoming the deadlift of choice among powerlifters. McGuinan and Wilson (1996) did biomechanical analysis of the sumo and conventional style deadlift. The following is a summary of what they found:
1. The lift-off- The sumo has a trunk angle that is significantly closer to vertical that conventional lifters. Sumo lifters were also found ...
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