A wide, toes-out stance and a kettlebell between your feet is the whole setup. This kettlebell sumo deadlift counter reads your knees as you sit down to the bell and stand back up, and counts each rep out loud.
Both legs are read together. Take your stance during the five-second countdown, with the bell on the floor between your feet.
Phone setup
Place the phone upright at chest height a few steps back, with your whole body inside the frame.
Face the phone square-on with a wide stance and your toes out. The wide, toes-out stance is what lets the camera read your knees from the front.
- Set the kettlebell between your feet and check the preview to see your whole body inside the frame before you start.
Form cues
- Take a wide stance. Feet well apart, toes turned out, gives your hips room to sit down between them.
- Sit down to the bell. Lowering until you can grip the kettlebell is the far position of the rep.
- Grip it with both hands. Take hold of the bell between your feet before you drive up.
- Stand up tall. Rising to a full stand completes the rep, so finish upright before the next one.
Common mistakes
- Narrowing your stance. The wide, toes-out stance is what lets the camera read your knees from the front. Keep your feet wide for the whole set.
- Hovering above the bell. A rep that never sits down to the bell doesn't reach the far position and isn't counted.
- Turning away from the phone. Face it square-on and keep that angle for every rep.
How FitnessBruh counts it
Your knee angle, measured from hip to knee to ankle, drives the count. Standing tall is the start, sitting down to grip the bell is the far position, and standing up tall completes the rep.
Both legs are read together. There's no one-leg mode. The count follows your knees through each descent and rise.
It begins only when the camera has a steady view of your whole body, knees and ankles included, so make sure your feet are in the shot before the countdown ends.
FAQ
Why does the stance need to be wide and toes out?
The wide, toes-out stance is what lets the camera read your knees from the front.
Where does the phone go for kettlebell sumo deadlifts?
Upright at chest height, a few steps back, with you facing it square-on and your whole body inside the frame.
What counts as one kettlebell sumo deadlift?
Standing tall to start, sitting down to grip the bell as the far position, then standing up tall again. Hovering above the bell isn't counted.
