Sumo Block Pull Deadlift Exercise - How To Video & Tips
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Glutes, Hamstrings
Dumbbells
Beginner
Hinge
Quads, Lower Back
The dumbbell sumo deadlift builds powerful glutes and hamstrings while teaching proper hip hinge movement. This exercise strengthens your entire posterior chain and improves posture.
1. Stand with feet wider than shoulder-width, toes pointed out 45 degrees, holding a dumbbell with both hands 2. Keep chest up and shoulders back as you hinge at the hips, lowering the dumbbell between your legs 3. Lower until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, keeping the dumbbell sumo deadlift movement controlled 4. Drive through your heels and squeeze glutes to return to standing position 5. Complete the dumbbell sumo deadlift by fully extending hips at the top
• Keep your knees tracking over your toes throughout the dumbbell sumo deadlift movement • Maintain a neutral spine - don't round your back or overarch • The dumbbell sumo deadlift requires you to push your hips back, not just bend your knees • Squeeze your glutes hard at the top of each rep
• Letting knees cave inward instead of tracking over toes during the dumbbell sumo deadlift • Rounding the back or looking up - keep spine neutral throughout the movement • Using the dumbbell sumo deadlift as a squat instead of a hip hinge pattern
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