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Lower-body compound

Sumo Deadlift

Trains quads first, with real work landing on glutes, hamstrings, erectors and more.

Muscle contribution per set

Quads1
Glutes.60
Hamstrings.40
Erectors.40
Core.35
Forearms.30

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
0pause
1up
0squeeze

Wide stance deadlift with tempo; increases adductor and glute demand, controlled eccentric for posterior chain.

Toes out 30–45°; hips lower than conventional; neutral spine.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Schoenfeld BJ, Ogborn DI, Krieger JW.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load: +2.5kg the session after you earn it. The engine watches your reps and how hard the top set felt before adding.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.