Being aware about the differences in their respective setups, I wonder if the clean deadlift is a more advantageous technique, compared to conventional.
A relatively advanced tip you start hearing when lifting heavy with the conventional technique is to drive with your legs, which I believe refers to quad engagement. Increased quad activation is one of the main things that make cleans different from conventional, so my intuition tells me that cleaning is a more advantageous technique when it comes to lifting heavier weights.
I know that hip and shoulder position are determined by individual morphology, and that many people are able to lift heavy from a more Romanian setup. But I wonder, for a person whose maximal quad activation is enabled by a clean setup/lift, is it true that a clean deadlift is more powerful than conventional? (Perhaps, that's why sumo is a thing)
