By: Dr. Alex Mackenzie D.C.
The raw sumo deadlift has become a go to alternative for many high level powerlifting athletes such as Dan Greene and Connor Lutz. The short lever movement allows for those with a long torso and short limbs to maximize the pull. The key to this technical lift is the set up and proper prioritization of movements to allow for a proper line from the floor to the lockout position. If you are not mobile enough to get in the proper position, this lift will ultimately be unforgiving as it’s easy to overuse the back musculature and result in injury. I will now detail common faults and restrictions in this technique, and give you some mobility examples to help mobilize the areas of restriction.
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By: Connor Lutz Welcome to Bridge City Performance (BCP). In this blog you will be getting up to date research on powerlifting, mobility, strength training and injury prevention. Many of the posts will be linked to videos, or other articles to ensure that you get the best information when it comes to optimizing your training. Please keep in mind that most of the information obtained in this section of BCP is based of personal opinions of the authors. BCP looks forward to your comments, questions, critiques and criticisms. We take your input seriously and hope to promote questions where we can deliver you the best resources available. If you enjoy our work, please use the social media widgets to share this information on your social network. BCP - Stay Strong |
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