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Originally Posted by Aspengc8
I dealt with some serious hip issues when I switched to sumo. I wouldn't call it pain that I had, but more of a deep down soreness that never seemed to go away. Mine happened to be a flexibility issue & some inflammation. I took some advice and really focused more on warming up & foam rolling. The foam rolling is what ultimately made the pain go away. Check out mobilitywod.com, dr kelly starlett or something like that. Foam roll the SHIT out of your hips, inside groin away, IT band area and do some of the hip stretches in his mobility videos. It also helped my low bar squat mobility as Im a fairly medium/narrow stance for a tall guy.
There is some merit to what everyone else is echoing about "if it hurts dont do it", however its worth working through it to figure out if it is indeed injury related OR just weak abductors/IT band issues like my scenario.
Also check out Ed Coan's deadlift on youtube. One of the greatest deadlifters off all time, and used a modified sumo pull stance(900+) and I think his stance is more practical, some people go way too wide. I ended up switching to his stance.
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You read my mind! I call that the semi-sumo stance. And yes, I have one of Coan's books. I had a friend switch to that stance and ended up pulling low 500's @ bodyweight of 172lbs. I think it allows the hips to stay higher, which seems to be more comfortable for me. It could be an option.
But I also think you're right. It could just be my body adjusting to a new stance. I am gonna go with wide stance and feet angled out for my entire next cycle of 5/3/1. If this pain continues, I'll re-evaluate. Nothing else in my training, recovery or stretching has changed so I can only think it's the change in foot position and lower hip position to initiate my deadlift that has caused some discomfort. But it is too early to tell if it's going to continue or if my body will get used to it as it's not a super severe pain.