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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/30/e33c870f745a2c209a1eaac4d8a17d3c-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601440A deadlift, in which you grab a barbell from the ground and stand up with it, is both one of the simplest barbell lifts and one of the heaviest. But what happens if you do the lift with your feet stretched out to the sides? Does that make it any less of an accomplishment?