Anybody pull better sumo than conventional?

[Trevor Ross]

I noticed I'm having much easier/better pulls on my sumo days than my conventional days. I guess it doesn't hurt that my lower back is as strong as hell.

[Fazc]

I do as well Trevor, I haven't quite figured out why though. My brother is built very much like me and we do the same thing in the gym except he pulls far better conventional than he does sumo.

My best guess is that my hips/glutes strength is far stronger than his, and my wide stance squat/sumo training has a synergistic effect.

[Trevor Ross]

Originally Posted by Fazc

I do as well Trevor, I haven't quite figured out why though. My brother is built very much like me and we do the same thing in the gym except he pulls far better conventional than he does sumo.

My best guess is that my hips/glutes strength is far stronger than his, and my wide stance squat/sumo training has a synergistic effect.

It's like Louie Simmons said once.

"I am always concerned when a coach asks how low can we squat,
referring to Olympic squats. A very close squat stance makes no sense.
Look at a pyramid; the wider the base, the greater the pyramid. I guess
if my only claim to fame was bouncing my ass off my heels with 315, I
would ask that question myself."

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by Trevor Ross

Look at a pyramid; the wider the base, the greater the pyramid.

Bit of an oversimplification in my opinion.

[Trevor Ross]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Bit of an oversimplification in my opinion.

I know a persons body type and leverages need to be taken into consideration. Let's take the press, the biggest presses were with a wide stance and a slight lean back, as opposed to the strict press in which the feet were together and a perfectly erect posture.

[Fazc]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Bit of an oversimplification in my opinion.

Louie pretty much wrote this wikipedia entry:

Straw man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Although Louie would probably say if the strawman had utilised a wider stance he wouldn't have been so easy to knock down!

[Trevor Ross]

Originally Posted by Fazc

Although Louie would probably say if the strawman had utilised a wider stance he wouldn't have been so easy to knock down!

So there!