Sumo deadlift

Other benefits of the sumo deadlift include: Strengthening the quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and other muscles of the posterior chain.

In addition to building strength and muscle mass, the sumo deadlift can be used as a rehabilitation exercise to overcome back injury.

[3] In general, foot placement in sumo deadlift is about twice shoulder width, lining up the shins with the rings on the barbell.

[3] Before executing the movement, the muscles of the quadriceps, glutes, and latissimus dorsi should be contracted and the scapula depressed to create tension and stability.

This is achieved by lowering down to the bar in the position described above, but rather than immediately beginning to pull off the ground, the lifter raises their hips up while building tension.

The wide stance of a sumo deadlift
Hands grip the bar between the legs, toes point outwards at an angle
In conventional deadlift, hands are placed outside the legs