The elusive SDLHP
It’s not often that you find the Sumo Deadlift High Pull in our programming. It’s one of the “9 Foundational Movements of CrossFit ™” but it lives in a real gray zone for a whole lot of coaches. For myself, I’ve generally not thrown it out there more than once or twice a year. I think that big hip opening stimulus can come from so many other lifts… but I’m also not one of those salty old coaches that takes any mention of the SDLHP as a reason to rant about how terrible a movement it is… maybe I just never spent enough time on Reddit.
It’s a perfectly fine movement for a metcon, and it’s fun to try new things from time to time. I’ll wager for many of you, today will be your first Sumo Deadlift High Pull. Have some fun with it, and don’t worry about any coaches you’ve seen arguing with each other online about the virtues (or lack thereof) of the movement. Just listen to your coach and keep that line of action vertical and you’ll do fine.
STRENGTH:
Squat Clean
3 reps @70%
3 reps @75%
3 reps @80%
3 reps @85%
WOD:
6 Rounds for Time
5 20′ shuttle runs
10 KB SDLHP (53/35)
15 KB Swings