# Sumo Deadlift (Kettlebell)

> A deadlift with one kettlebell between your feet in a wide stance, training your glutes, quads, hamstrings and lower back.

Page: https://fitnessie.app/exercises/kettlebell-sumo-deadlift/
Type: Kettlebell · Hinge
Demo video: https://fitnessie.app/demos/sumo-deadlift-kettlebell/667e0f7afbb636db.mp4

## How to do it

1. Place the kettlebell on the floor between your feet and take a wide stance with your toes turned out.
2. Push your hips back and bend your knees to reach down, holding the handle with both hands inside your knees.
3. Lift your chest, flatten your back and brace before you pull.
4. Push the floor away with your legs, keeping your arms straight and the bell close to your body.
5. Finish standing tall with the bell hanging between your thighs, then lower it back to the floor with control.

## Key cues

- Wide stance, toes turned out
- Knees push out over the toes
- Chest up, back flat
- Drive with the legs, finish with the hips
- Stand tall at the top

## Common mistakes

- Hips shooting up before the bell leaves the floor
- Knees falling in toward each other
- Rounding your back as you reach for the handle
- Rushing the setup

## Muscles worked

- Primary: Glutes, quads, hamstrings and lower back
- Secondary: Adductors, traps and forearms

## Equipment

Kettlebell.

## Variations

- [Sumo Deadlift (Barbell)](https://fitnessie.app/exercises/sumo-deadlift/)

## References

- [StrengthLog: Sumo Deadlift](https://www.strengthlog.com/sumo-deadlift/)
- [BarBend: Sumo Deadlift](https://barbend.com/sumo-deadlift/)