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“Home base” for most lifters can and should be the trap-bar deadlift. There, I Said It. Come at Me, Internet TrollsI remember a few years back when I was still coaching at Cressey Sports Performance another trainer who was there observing for the day walked up to make casual conversation and to ask a question he wanted my opinion on. Him: “Hey Tony.” Me: “Hey, what’s up? Him: “Oh, not much. Say, I noticed pretty much everyone here only deadlifts using the trap bar.” Me: “Indeed. We don’t feel the majority of people need to use the straight bar or anything. It’s a risk-reward scenario where we feel the risk isn’t worth any inherent (ego) reward.” Him: “Huh, but don’t you feel you’re feeding dysfunction or that they’re cheating by using the trap bar only?” Me: I kept my cool. And by that what I mean is that it took every ounce of willpower for my eyeballs not to roll out of their sockets. Let me address each point separately.
Due to improved mechanics with regards to the center of mass (you’re inside the barbell) and axis of rotation (hips closer), the trap-bar deadlift is a safer, more user-friendly variation. A deadlift is a deadlift is a deadlift. So long as someone hinges at their hips, maintains a neutral spine, and then proceeds to lift something off the ground from a DEAD stop, I don’t care if it’s a barbell, a trap bar, or a Volkswagon. My job as a coach is to do the best I can to “match” an exercise to the injury history, ability level, and goal(s) of the individual I’m working with. Almost always the trap-bar is going to be the best option in terms of not only performance, but safety as well.
Nope. Unless you’re a competitive powerlifter or weightlifter, you don’t HAVE to use a straight bar. It’s not cheating. Traditionalists can go fuck themselves. Did what you just read make your day? Ruin it? Either way, you should share it with your friends and/or comment below.via Blog – Tony Gentilcore http://tonygentilcore.com/2020/08/60-second-deadlift-tip-the-trap-bar-counts-as-deadlifting/
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