My favorite exercise is the trap bar deadlift. Its an honest lift.
But then I had to go and ruin the workout by including my least favorite exercise, the Front Squat.
1) Full Snatch (3x5)
2a) Trap Bar Deadlift (3x5) - 355
2b) Close-Grip Rack Lockout (3x5) -245
3) front Squat (3x10) - 175 - argh.
4a) RDL (3x8) - 200
4b) cable ab crunch (2x20)
4c) straight arm pulldown (3x12)
Not bad,
CB
Ps happys fathers day
3 comments:
I looked at the exercise on EXRX.net, but I don't think I see the difference between a trap bar deadlift and a regular deadlift. (Or what I think of as "regular"). Is the trap bar doing something advantageous?
Haven't ever done a front squat, but I'm in the process of building a squat rack in my garage, so I'll give it a try - I have a hard time with the flexibility to put the bar behind my neck anyway.
I'm jealous you have access to a trap bar.
It makes Deadlifts way better for me, as I find the hand positioning to be ideal.
Are you stonger with the trap bar deadlift then you are with a conventional dead?
Marla, here's a pic of the trap bar in use by an athlete at Joe DeFranco's gym:
http://www.defrancostraining.com/pics/images/pics/male-hs/pic_trap-bar.jpg
Its easier to get set up with this than a regular deadlift.
And yeah brad, i am stronger this way. It's less awkward. But I'm talking less than 5% stronger.
craig
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