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Thanks. How do you use the hips more, does it just happen or technique.
I assume you mean the legs are more involved because you can get lower and sorta squat it up? What foot stance to you suggest? Any other Pointers in how to execute the lift differently than a convention? Should I try to stay more upright with my torso?
Also do you do them on dead day in addition to reg deads? How do you program them, sets etc. Thanks, sorry for the long question but I value your opinion.
Thanks for the response man, sorry for bad grammar but I was on my phone. So just one clarification, when you say do them sumo as well are you referring to trap bar or reg bar.
Just started pulling sumo as an accessory lift and like the way it feels. I tend to do my conventional with mostly back.
I actually learned to dead on a trap bar, it was good because I was so tight on the hams etc that couldn't bend with out having my lumbar rounded with a regular bar. The trap bar allowed to be stretch out over time with heavy weight with out hurting an old disc injury.
After a while as the numbers started to rise I realized I was locking out with my back still in hard extension and my pelvis pointing back hard and was hurting my back. I switched over to conventional and learned correctly so doubt that will be a problem again. But I have a tendency to stand like that and have to make contious effort to keeps my hips locked out on any standing lifts like over head press or curls etc or my pelvis drifts back. guessing I have either weak hips or my abs are allowing my chest to sink.
Any way thanks for coming on here and sharing with us all and especially me. I know you don't need to. I used to have the TDS "mega" trap bar that 70 lb and has heavy knurling and fits more plates.
I'm gonna go squat and try some trap bar deads at my gym right now, thanks again.
You ain't lying lol...before her 495 for 5 set a father and son said to me "There's no way she can do that"....ummmmm ok