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Trap Bar Deadlift

Trap Bar Deadlift is a beginner strength exercise. It works the quadriceps, with help from the glutes and hamstrings.

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Main muscles
quadriceps
Also works
glutes, hamstrings

How to do it

  1. 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.
  2. Lower your hips, look forward with your head and keep your chest up.
  3. Begin the movement by driving through the heels and extend your hips and knees. Avoid rounding your back at all times.
  4. At the completion of the movement, lower the weight back to the ground under control.

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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).

Trap Bar Deadlift: muscles worked and how to do it | Hominin