Trap Bar Deadlift
- Main muscles
- Quads
- Also works
- Glutes, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Other equipment
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Compound · Pull
How to do it
- For this exercise load a trap bar, also known as a hex bar, to an appropriate weight resting on the ground. Stand in the center of the apparatus and grasp both handles.
- Lower your hips, look forward with your head and keep your chest up.
- Begin the movement by driving through the heels and extend your hips and knees. Avoid rounding your back at all times.
- At the completion of the movement, lower the weight back to the ground under control.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Trap Bar Deadlift work?
- Mainly the quads, with help from the glutes, hamstrings.
- What equipment do I need?
- Other equipment.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
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Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.