Are Sumo Deadlifts Cheating?
But what happens if you do the lift with your feet stretched out to the sides? Does that make it any less of an accomplishment? Less ROM, or range of motion, means youre making the lift easier. It makes sense, in theory. Butdoesa sumo stance actually make the lift easier? And if it does, is that enough to make it cheating? Lets look up the deadlift rules Recall that the concept ofcheatingonly makes sense in the context ofrules....