Barbell Sumo Deadlift
A step-by-step form guide from the Ægir Iron exercise library: how to do the lift, what to watch for, and the muscles it trains.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Dumbbell
HOW TO PERFORM
- Take a wide stance, toes out, hands inside the knees.
- Drop the hips, chest up, and open the knees out.
- Drive through the floor, pushing the knees out, to lockout.
TARGET MUSCLES
Primary
- Glutes
- Lower Back
- Hamstrings
- Quads
Secondary
- Traps
- Forearms
- Adductors
In the app
This guide covers these exercises in the Ægir Iron library:
- Barbell Sumo Deadlift With Chains
- Barbell Deficit Sumo Deadlift
- Barbell Paused Sumo Deadlift
- Barbell Sumo Deadlift
- Dumbbell Sumo Deadlift
Log it in Ægir Iron to track your PRs and estimated 1RM, and to see the sets each muscle gets every week. Free for individual lifters.