Deadlift High Pull
The sumo deadlift that runs straight on into a high pull: from a wide stance with a narrow grip, the bar travels from the floor to the chest, elbows leading.
How to do it
Setup
Wide stance, toes out, bar over the mid-foot, hands close together inside the knees, back flat.
Steps
- Drive the floor away and stand the bar up past the knees.
- As the hips finish, pull the bar on up to the chest, elbows high.
- Lower it to the hips, then back to the floor.
Common mistakes
Knees collapsing inward off the floor: drive them out in line with the toes. Arms pulling before the hips finish: legs first, then the elbows. Elbows below the wrists at the top: the elbows lead, higher than the hands.
Breathing
Breath at the floor, exhale at the top.
