Sumo Deadlift High Pull

What it is

This powerful compound movement combines a wide stance deadlift with an upright pull. Using a barbell, you'll primarily engage your hamstrings, along with significant contribution from your adductors, glutes, quadriceps, and the muscles of your back and forearms. It's an excellent exercise for building full-body strength and power.

Technique tips

• Position your feet very wide, near the barbell collars.
• Keep your chest up and look straight ahead throughout the lift.
• Drive through your heels, spreading your feet into the floor.
• As the bar clears your knees, drive hips forward and pull.
• Keep your arms long; let them act as hooks for the barbell.
• Control the weight on the way down, reversing the movement.

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.