lets you pull more weight than a straight bar does, which means more load on
the back and traps than a conventional deadlift gives you
the handles sit in line with your hips, so you start more upright and the
knees take a bigger share of the work
the standard handles sit between the two variants we carry: more range than
the high handles, less than pulling from a deficit
Execution
Step inside the trap bar, feet hip-width apart in the centre. Hinge down and
take the low handles, letting your upper back round to reach them. Brace your
trunk, flex erectors and set your shoulders.
pull the slack out of the bar before anything moves
drive through your midfoot, extending knees and hips
let your back straighten gradually as the bar rises
reach full lockout with your hips and knees extended
control the descent, letting your back round again at the bottom
A round back is better leverage, better leverage is more weight, and more weight
is more back.
Let your back round if you're adapted to spinal flexion. Work towards it
incrementally.
Purpose
lets you pull more weight than a straight bar does, which means more load on
the back and traps than a conventional deadlift gives you
the handles sit in line with your hips, so you start more upright and the
knees take a bigger share of the work
the standard handles sit between the two variants we carry: more range than
the high handles, less than pulling from a deficit
Execution
Step inside the trap bar, feet hip-width apart in the centre. Hinge down and
take the low handles, letting your upper back round to reach them. Brace your
trunk, flex erectors and set your shoulders.
pull the slack out of the bar before anything moves
drive through your midfoot, extending knees and hips
let your back straighten gradually as the bar rises
reach full lockout with your hips and knees extended
control the descent, letting your back round again at the bottom
A round back is better leverage, better leverage is more weight, and more weight
is more back.
Let your back round if you're adapted to spinal flexion. Work towards it
incrementally.