Critque my Sumo Deadlift form :)

[Shades McCool]

You kids play nice or you will get no cool-aid!

 

[Debaser]

Debasser, to answer your question, yes, a gym in Kansas City. I'm one of three powerlifters I know of in Kansas City, and the other two are my training partners.

That's awesome, I had no idea you lived here, I figured you lived in cali or something like everyone else.

Great, because after I do a couple HST training cycles I wanted to try Westside BB...

 

[Nonerz]

Grip about 1" inside the smooth part. This means the farthest out the outer pad of my hand is is 1" into the smooth part. The minor instanility is more than compensated for by the lack of digging into my quads.

I've noticed when I do sumo DL's, I have this mental barrier with my grip. I always seem to widen my grip because I like the "sureness" of the textured part of the bar...I haven't brought myself to move my hands to the smooth part...yet, but I am trying to slowly work my hands in.

 

[spatts]

I've been trying to picture this, and I'm wondering...does an okie deadlift bar have knurling that comes in closer? Seems, in my memory, that all but I tiny part of the center was textured so no matter where you griped, you had texture.

Anyone know?

 

[b fold the truth]

I've been trying to picture this, and I'm wondering...does an okie deadlift bar have knurling that comes in closer? Seems, in my memory, that all but I tiny part of the center was textured so no matter where you griped, you had texture.

Anyone know?

I don't remember anything out of the ordinary about an okie bar...we used them when we practiced the 18" deadlift in STL a few times.

It may have more than some...but not completely covered.

B True