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NPR
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I'm sure they are a useful lift, you can use more weight than a regular DL and the bar does not need to travel arounnd the knees so less risk of injury.
Will they carry over and add more weight to your regular deadlift? I'm not sure. I reckon it would depend on where your weakness is in regards to the lift.
Will they carry over and add more weight to your regular deadlift? I'm not sure. I reckon it would depend on where your weakness is in regards to the lift.
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Agree. The trap bar is all I use for deadlifting these days, it is more of a leg dominant exercise in the beginning, and much kinder on the lower back. No idea how well the gains would carry over to barbell deadlifting however, but I have no need to BB DL, so it is not a concern for me. I guess it depends on what you want to achieve by incorporating it into your training.
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Gym Direct used to get them in, can't remember how much. I was lucky enough to pick mine up from Ebay for under $50
I remember seeing a youtube video with a guy injuring himself using one, obviously a cheap one.
Remember Hulk your going to be using a tonne of weight as these are easier than regular deadlifts. Nick and James picked up 260kg and walked with it in this fashion (hands beside the body).
What seems cheap now might not seem cheap later.
I have my clients use KB's and do suitcase deadlifts with them, we start at 32kg per side all the way down 32-28-24-20-16-12-10-8, we do 15 reps on each, no rest, apparently its hard lol
You can also use DB's, we have done that before plenty of times, or, as we are quite retarded at PTC, try 2 Olympic barbells lol
Its quite easy to mimick the action of the trap bar.
Remember Hulk your going to be using a tonne of weight as these are easier than regular deadlifts. Nick and James picked up 260kg and walked with it in this fashion (hands beside the body).
What seems cheap now might not seem cheap later.
I have my clients use KB's and do suitcase deadlifts with them, we start at 32kg per side all the way down 32-28-24-20-16-12-10-8, we do 15 reps on each, no rest, apparently its hard lol
You can also use DB's, we have done that before plenty of times, or, as we are quite retarded at PTC, try 2 Olympic barbells lol
Its quite easy to mimick the action of the trap bar.
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It would be easy to mimic a Farmers Walk style carry (although I love my Trap Bar for this also) but the actual Trap Bar Deadlift would be hard to mimic imo. What you have said about quality goes for all equipment though - a cheap BB can injure also. Buy right the 1st time and you never have to replace it. That's what I love about ebay though - alot of people have no idea about the value of their goods.
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I don't think you can have too many power racks as a gym owner 
Best piece of equipment I ever bought and I am only a home trainer.
I have no problem at all walking with my trap bar - I have seen some where the inside of the bar appears to be a little tight, but I guess its a matter of giving it a try before you buy if you are not sure.
Best piece of equipment I ever bought and I am only a home trainer.
I have no problem at all walking with my trap bar - I have seen some where the inside of the bar appears to be a little tight, but I guess its a matter of giving it a try before you buy if you are not sure.
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Hey mate,
Are talking about using a rotating system with your lifts and doing variations of your bench, squat and dead? - much like they do with westside? - if so Im not a huge fan of changing the exercise so much - i.e every 2-3 weeks, sometimes every week.
I have used a westside template where you have to do this and I just wasn't a fan - I think it may be because Im not as advanced as those guys so there is really no need for me to do something like that - but I felt I should try it and see how I find it.
Im more of a old school russian powerlifting template/program kinda guy lol - i.e sheiko - they will use variations of lifts but you'll always be doing some reg work with your bench squat and dead through the week i.e monday may be reg deads then wed or friday may be rack deads or deadlift from boxes as sheiko reads lol.
Are talking about using a rotating system with your lifts and doing variations of your bench, squat and dead? - much like they do with westside? - if so Im not a huge fan of changing the exercise so much - i.e every 2-3 weeks, sometimes every week.
I have used a westside template where you have to do this and I just wasn't a fan - I think it may be because Im not as advanced as those guys so there is really no need for me to do something like that - but I felt I should try it and see how I find it.
Im more of a old school russian powerlifting template/program kinda guy lol - i.e sheiko - they will use variations of lifts but you'll always be doing some reg work with your bench squat and dead through the week i.e monday may be reg deads then wed or friday may be rack deads or deadlift from boxes as sheiko reads lol.
Agreed, thats what I'm saying.
I don't really see the need for a trap bar deadlift if you're trying to improve your regular deadlift, unless you're bored.
Well, a deadlift is basically just a weight lifted from the floor, isn't it?
You could achieve the same bar path with a trap bar that you do with a straight barbell, just hammer grip.
Although, if you stand more upright with butt down, maybe on a small platform, the quads will get hit alot harder and the bar travels a different path to conventional deadlift.
You could achieve the same bar path with a trap bar that you do with a straight barbell, just hammer grip.
Although, if you stand more upright with butt down, maybe on a small platform, the quads will get hit alot harder and the bar travels a different path to conventional deadlift.
I think what silverback is saying is the side grip allows a lifter to bend more at the hips, therefore eliminating some back and bringing more legs into the lift. A poor mans leg press.
I think both could be utilized, although I've never used a trap bar.
You would never eliminate the deadlift
I think both could be utilized, although I've never used a trap bar.
You would never eliminate the deadlift