It's called a "narrow stance sumo". Been used for years. Didn't seem to hurt Ed Coan .

Mate, just reading your comments / replies to a few folks down here and I wish to point out a few things perhaps you'd find both interesting and helpful. first one is biomechanics. If you have long torso and short legs as Ed Coan (as explains he himself in his instructional video - how to sumo) you'd see why it is such an advantageous lift for bodies built like that. This is to point out that while your personal experience and expertise are totally valid, they simply might not apply to many, many others. Second thing is, it is not about whether your style is exactly same as Ed Coan's or not, we/you are essentially talking about the biomechnics of a sumo lift that places feet NARROWER than it is normally done and its associated benefits/ drawbacks. ( plus, don't be angry, but what you show here is almost exactly of the same width Ed uses. ). From my personal experience, just like how a number of lifters down below have commented, I find this movement very comfortable which places least stress on my lower back (v.s doing conventional) and hip joints ( v.s sumo). This is how my body naturally chooses to do when picking up heavy objects from the floor where I am at my most comfortable, stable and powerful. Amusingly, you also gotta think that the nature of any kind of a compromise is , well, precisely a compromise - You just can't kill off both advantages while preserving none. Yes it's slower off the ground than a conventional but hey boy is it faster than a wide sumo! End of the day, It's persepective and far more importantly your limb to torso ratio (especially the length of your furmur as it dictates the degree of your knee and therefore lower back bend). Hope you find it helpful. Keep up the good work. p.s. check out Angelo Fortino. Probably the best deadlifter atm. And yes, he uses a beautiful, mechanically sound narrow sumo.

I think you have valid points. For myself however I felt the most comfortable in this ed coan stance sumo. Also, for me personally, this feels like the most natural way for me to pick things off the floor in general

Angelo Fortino

I know there are exceptions like SSJ Bob, but you have to give it a shot to see if you're one of those exceptions.

I agree. I tried semi sumo because there's more glute involved hip extension than regular sumo which works the quads more with knee extension demands. Overall, semi sumo has a longer ROM and can tax your lower back more which are 2 negatives.