How To Sumo Deadlift - feat. Mark Bell and Silent Mike 

cameraman is about to have a stroke. it's like watching a snuff film heavy breathing

I do sumo because I can't do conventional deadlift. There, I said it.

Damn dude, whoever you got to shoot this is breathing REAL heavy into the camera... almost like their nervous as hell to be in the same room as all this awesomeness...

Stay tuned for part 2!

Watching this with headphones. Can hear camera man's breathing. Creeped me out.

didnt notice the breathing until i came down to comment section..now i cant fckn watch the video in peace :')

i lift purely for my glutes.

Hey Alan, I've been following your greatest program ever created and I'm seeing really good results so far. My grip strength has improved drastically. I'm now able to do my 5x5 deadlifts with a double overhand grip. Cheers!

I love how Mark Bell offered more weight to Alan as if he was offering to serve him another cup of tea lol

Dude the camera man needs to sit down or he needs a lighter camera he is breathing so heavy!

is your camera man jason blaha?

Wow, that ending was a tease. "More weight?" "YA" *roll credits*

For my proportions I feel the sumo deadlift is 100x more comfortable for me. What annoys me is when people try to discredit the lift for being sumo instead of conventional lol

Alan looked like he didn't know wtf to do when Mark started complimenting him.

Vertical shins, wow what a great tip. I've watched a hundred of these videos (99 by Alan) and never picked up on that. Also, great tip about pushing feet into floor, not pulling with back. Huge difference in what you can pull with that simple trick.I'm 6'3" and 6' of that is legs, so conventional I am fighting my knees in the way, with sumo, my legs have a place to get out of the bars way. Off to the gym to practice these tips. Thanks dudes!!

Wow, this has to be one of the best sumo deadlift cue videos. Mark and Silent Mike really covered all the angles, imo. Good video peeps.

Add Omar Isuf here and you got the perfect youtube workout crew, great video

Really like you working with Mark and Silent Mike. Some of the best that RU-vid offers!

Really love all you guys collabing together in video features, really connecting the lifting scene.

Thank you folks. Have been alternating between conventional and sumo as it is easier on my older hip joints. And as the saying goes. Practice makes perfect.

Very funny banter. Good on you Alan for adopting that white belt mentality.

Thanks again for this video Allen. I hurt my back about 18 months ago and tweaked it pretty good . I’m just getting back to the gym and deadlifting . Some of the tips I saw In this video and the part 2 really got me back to some basics . After a herniated disc , I’m three weeks back in the gym and pulling 315 for reps pain free. It really is cool how free content like this can really help . Before my injury I was over 500lbs double overhand sumo , and doing 405 for reps so a late intermediate probably , but I’m looking forward to hitting some advanced numbers

Alan asked all the important questions to help us understand everything, Great Video! also anyone else hear the weird breathing by the camera man?

Next tutorial: How to use the slingshot to increase your tire flip

i watched mark bell and silent mike doing sumo with ed coan before i watched this video. and damn silent mike put on much weight in just 1 year

Very helpful cues. Thank you!

Great vid! Alan almost looks natural among these needle heroes. Info is still superb.all things considered. Salute from Denmark, Allan!

Awesome and informative video Alan! looking forward to part 2

Where is the how to kickflip video???

Mark Bell is an awesome teacher

Thank you. Very well explained

Fantastic video. I just started following your channel. You're doing a seriously amazing job. Cheers!

Why do I keep hearing darth vader breathing

Best SUMO vid out there!

Love your channel man, if I ever end up living in the Sac area I'm joining your gym for sure so I can listen to some At The Gates and TRAIN UNTAMMMMMEEEEEDDDDDD

Awesome Video! I'm going to have to try some Sumo deadlifts. since my back is still not 100% yet.

This strength training movement is getting serious ! I want to fly out to California just to meet you guys and train for a couple weeks !

I think Marks blurb on GPP is spot on. You can specialize without over doing it. He benched himself into elbow pain and now works pretty hard on alleviating it and working on his mobility or so I gather from his social media stuff. That's why he's the people's coach. These three and Omar Asschest make up the best people's coaching team we could ask for.

This video is SO GOOD thank you

That heavy breathing cameraman though...

Alan make a video of sumo deadlift to explain it more

awesome vid dude. tonnes of good info

Alan is mobile as fuck! I really appreciate this vid, not because I don't know how to sumo pull but cause it reminded me to do it more! specially today, Deadlift day

FINALLY THIS COLLABORATION HAPPENS

I did sumo for the first time yesterday and it felt REALLY easy when you've been doing conventional. I just searched for it now because I'm just intrigued, but I don't think I'll be doing sumo lol

Homie with the camera is breathing INTO the microphone

These two guys are great

Brilliant stuff. ----- 2 Questions though 1. you mention no lifting in running shoes (been looking at lifting shoes but yet to commit) -- I have "flat" feet, overpronation.. so on. I've been trying to correct this with numerous exercises and stretches as I heard it is just a muscular imbalance. I have orthotics in my shoes. Will lifting bare foot be better or worse for me? 2. I'm currently doing 531. 4 days a week as stated, 1-2 days are cardio/mobility days. I've been learning how to clean with the help of your videos on one of those cardio days. When would be a good time to use sumo's? should I practice them with a light weight when I do my cleans to get technique in and then try them once I start to slow down on 531. Thanks again for the epic content

Great video! Thank You.

reducing stress on my back is the main reason i do these

The angle of the dangle is directly proportional to the weight of the plates and the mass of the ass is directly proportional to the depth of the heft

Nice video. Note: Can the cameraman be a bit more behind the camera or smth, cause throughout video you can hear him breathing kinda heavy, putting my focus off :P

Man I’ve been watching a lot of mark bell lately. It’s crazy to see him here before he started the carnivore diet

Is there enough oxygen in the room for the cameraman?! 😳

Great video!

Marks arms are relaxed sticking straight out in front of him

Awesome video. This helped me a ton. Kind of creeped me out hearing the camera person breathing during the video LOL.

After years of only doing stiff legged deadlift, swithing to sumos is challenging, not used to bending the knees as much. Also scared to scrape my chin which is less likely with stiff legged deads

That camera man's breathing though :D

Sumo isn’t cheating. Personally, I have a nagging knee injury and pulling sumo doesn’t irritate that injury. I can pull 10x more weight with no pain than I can with conventional and lots of pain. My knee starts acting up around 250 when I do traditional. Pulling over 425 and there’s ZERO pain in my knee. Stop telling people sumo is cheating. Because I promise if you’re a conventional deadlifter, I can take your 1rm, make you pull sumo and you won’t budge it. It’s not an easier movement, it’s a different movement. You’d expect somebody like mark bell or Allan thrall to know this shit.

Mark was a fucking unit in this video lol

outstanding content

QUESTION ?? if we can position our feet wider , is it better to lift with wider position or just narrow like this guy ??????????

It said Sacramento, Ca 🤔😳 that's where I'm from! Lol

Takeaways for me - Shins straight compared to conventional deadlift - Point your feet out to let the bar clear your knees on the way up - Sink your hips low, raise your chest and pull the slack out of the bar. Hips should be lower than Shoulders before the lift. - Breathe in before the lift and tighten your abs

Is that god damn Darth Vader holding the camera?

Alan... i like doing 11 reps with conventional and 4 heavy reps with about 11.4% of my body weight. will I get my bench press up if i each chicken breast or chicken thigh??

Hi Alan, the shins are flush with the barbell in the starting position yes? I know from a conventional deadlift video of yours that you started with the shins roughly 1 inch away from the barbell and then pushed the shins to the barbell before executing the lift..

I think from a day to day perspective if you need strength to lift something heavy from the floor the sumo is more applicable to lifting objects in real life especially heavy awkward things.

7:03

If you are a conventional deadlifter, would you say sumo is a good tool for a deload week? Seems like it's easier on the back than conventional and easier on the knees than the negative of a squat.

drop it like it hot lmao Silent Mike😂😂😂

For some strange reason I get lower back pains from doing Sumo Deadlifts. These typically come the next day and last about a week. There must be something I'm doing wrong? I normally do vanilla deadlifts and even after hard sessions I don't experience this type of long lasting aching pain. Can anyone drop some advice?

I liked the video but I would be more helpful to see alan's structured breaking down of the lift. Lets hope he makes it!!

How long does it take to tell someone how to lift a bar off the ground with their legs apart?

i'm trying to learn this lift and the bar keeps riding my shins to the point where i'm bleeding. gonna start wearing sleeves but should the bar make contact with my shins at all coming up and down? what's the bar path supposed to be?

My lower back gets more of a "pump" feeling when I do sumo rather than when I do conventional. Am I doing it wrong or is that normal?

Damn that video of Mike pulling sumo looked old, he was so small.

Haha! Was gonna comment about the breathing cameraman... Then seen all the other comments hahahaha

When they mentioned GPP @ 6:10 doeas that mean General prepraration phase?

I have a really long torso and conventional kills my back. I’m gonna try sumo however should I still try conventional? Any tips?

"Welcome to Supertraining Gym!" lmao

Very fast learner :)))

Are we allowed to move the bar?

HONESTLY, I'd just prefer if there were an *Alan-ONLY* tutorial on Sumo DLs. It'd be WAY more concise, coherent, and informative that way..

It’s also harder on the quads, just to add

When I sumo my back is rounded. I push through the floor with a stance similar to silent mike but toes pointing out more, i dont feel it in my lower back, im guessing my core is weak as shit?( never trained it directly ever; been lifting almost 3 years)

Is it normal that i deadlift more when i do conventional deadlift?

Damn, I was hoping you guys were about to do some serious lifting.

cool video Alan. Quick question how come Eddie Hall and big guys going for WR Deadlifts pull conventional and not sumo?

Could you do one for conventional as well?

Mark bell is one of the super ninja turtle Lol

Hey now... Gold.

Had no idea nick merks was lifting 5 years ago

why do i feel like deja vu? is this a reupload?

tried to sumo yesterday, getting a sharp pain about halfway(3-4inches. between the top of my hip bone and midline of my torso. any random internet doctor ideas? conventional no problem, squats no problem, only in sumo and even with relatively light weight. trying to get form down with 135 before i even try and build on that

What's a good % of a conventional 1RM to lift using sumo form, say for a 3x5 workout?

Reason to sumo deadlift: for that inner thigh line 😍

'drop it like it's hot'

Alan does your cameraman always pant into the mic, or what? 😁