GoLdeN M 07
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If I started doing the trap bar deadlift instead of using the olympic bar, would I get the same benefits on building a big back?
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trap bar deadlift
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Ditto, I love this bar.
GoLdeN M 07
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Yea the main reason i wanna move to the trap bar is because its more comfortable and easier to use, making you able to lift more with it as well because the quads get incorporated...i think
Actually it's more of a squat-deadlift hybrid.
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It does seem to make it more quad dominant... but I love it. I'll probably never do a conventional dead again.
it is only more quad dominant (squat like) if you set your hips low enough and get your torso into a more upright posture. Otherwise, set up like a deadlift and have at it. I prefer the deadlift variety.
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the trap bar DL restrict back development vs the traditional DL PF?
Don't misunderstand what I'm saying here. I understand it would probably be a small amount but to me it certainly takes alot of the lower back out of the equation.
Don't misunderstand what I'm saying here. I understand it would probably be a small amount but to me it certainly takes alot of the lower back out of the equation.
I have no idea and I wouldn't even know where to begin to quantify that. Anything that anyone has probably said on the topic of trap bar deadlifting limiting back development when compared to a traditional deadlift would be nothing more than conjecture based body building bullshit.
patrick
I don't know if it affects back development more on way or the other, but I can say that it should reduce torque on your lumbar spine, at least in theory. The center of gravity is shifted posteriorly relative to a regular deadlift, reducing the distance between your lumbar spine and the downward vector of the center of mass it is supporting.
now that i would agree with. and....i am all for reducing torque on the lumbar spine! (but don't misunderstand that as me saying that i don't do or believe in bb deadlifts).
patrick
Indeed. I would also like to say that I really like trap bar deadlifts. I haven't used them much on myself lately, but in the past I have used them quite a bit. As well, I definitely use them with my clients quite a bit. In particular, I think it makes a good teaching tool for getting down form. I find that most people have an easier time properly performing a trap bar deadlift compared to a conventional deadlift.
