straddlySumo Deadlift
Muscles worked
Main muscles
- Adductor Magnus
- Gluteus Maximus
- Vastus Lateralis
- Vastus Medialis
Also working
- Biceps Femoris (Long Head)
- Erector Spinae
- Semitendinosus
- Trapezius (Upper)
- Wrist Flexors
What it is
A deadlift with a very wide stance and the hands inside the knees. The upright torso shifts more work to the hips, adductors and quads and less to the lower back. Push the knees out over the toes.
Technique tips
- Take a wide stance, toes turned out
- Grip the bar inside the knees
- Push the floor apart as you lift
- Lock out by squeezing the glutes
How to track your progress
Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.
