When it comes to bodybuilding or powerlifting, deadlifting is undoubtedly considered one of the best exercises. It helps in the building of muscles, strength, and mobility. An athlete with a healthy back will eventually start deadlifting to get his way through. It targets the muscles in your glutes, hamstrings, and back and also works effectively to increase your core strength.

However, there is one point of concern always involved in such topics. It revolves around the idea of whether one should use the sumo stance or the conventional stance for deadlifting. The sumo deadlift works with a wider stance and focuses on the glutes and inner thighs. Whereas the conventional deadlift works with the distance same as the shoulder and focuses on the lower back and hamstrings. Although there are no such comparisons between the two when it comes to lifting, numerous people take offense at the stance of a sumo deadlift. A very recent similar incident happened with Tyson Ridenour performing a deadlift after his first competition.

What went wrong in Tyson Ridenour’s stance?

The 21-year-old athlete had a dream of hitting a PR of 1000 lbs in the deadlift, which is a huge nut to crack. However, he managed to do so just after he got done with his first completion. His fan base expressed their pride in him and showered his post with motivating and appreciating comments like, “More to come.” The official page of Gym Shark commented, “Let’s go.”

Now, the catch here is, Tyson used the sumo stance for his PR. This enraged people and there were tons of comments that completely debunked Tyson’s success. To begin with, someone commented on his post saying, “Boring and not impressive.” One of his followers commented, “Good lift, but can he do it in the normal deadlifting way?” Another said, “Sumo and straps is cheating.”

Despite some detractors pointing out flaws, several fans of Tyson Ridenour leaped to his defense

Some Ridenour fans have his back

Despite the hate comments that showered on the post, Tyson did have a certain amount of his followers that took his back. A lot of them agreeing disagreed while the other lot completely pointed out the criticism as a challenge.

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One of his fans said, “As much as I don’t like sumo, even I can admit 1000 lbs is impressive.” Another one took to the hate comments and replied, “People in the comment talking about “doesn’t count” while they still try to deadlift their body weight.”

What do you think about Tyson’s achievement? Is sumo deadlift obsolete or it is just another exercise that can be considered viable?

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