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Barbell sumo deadlift
Upper legs · Barbell
Target muscles
Glutes
Also works
HamstringsQuadricepsLower back
How to do it
- 1Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointing outwards.
- 2Place a barbell on the ground in front of you, centered between your feet.
- 3Bend your knees and lower your hips, keeping your back straight and chest up, to grip the barbell with an overhand grip.
- 4Engage your core and drive through your heels to lift the barbell off the ground, extending your hips and knees simultaneously.
- 5As you lift, keep your chest up and back straight, and push your hips forward to fully engage your glutes.
- 6Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the barbell back down to the starting position, maintaining control throughout the movement.
- 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits