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Trap Bar Deadlift To Build Muscle Quickly
Are you looking to build muscle quickly?
The trap bar deadlift just might be your answer!
Dynamic Deadlifting
The trap bar deadlift shares much with the traditional barbell bent-legged deadlift. Like the regular deadlift, the trap bar variation is a muscle builder of the highest order — indeed, if you are searching for an exercise to provide the core to your strength training workout, this dynamic deadlift is difficult to beat.
So what makes this deadlift so special?
Consider these benefits:
- Safeguard your lower back
- Injury proof your knees
- Build strength and a strongman physique.
Trap Bar History
This remarkable bar was the brainchild of Al Gerard, a North Carolina powerlifter who suffered from a painful lower back. Unable to train the deadlift productively, his idea was to create a parallel-handled ‘frame’ to stand in while exercising.
Gerard reasoned this modified deadlift bar, or Trap Bar, would distribute the weight more in line with the body’s natural centre of gravity thus removing the stress from the lower back. By doing this, the lower back is no longer the weak link when deadlifting.
This subtle change lead to a more productive muscle building and strength training exercise — a benefit experienced by Al Gerard himself, as he witnessed strength gains in not only the deadlift but ALSO the squat!
Moreover, Gerard noticed his traps had grown substantially and his grip had improved. Soon other serious lifters began to adopt this valuable training tool into their workouts, along with athletes and professional football stars.
Trap Bar Magic
So if the trap bar deadlift is such a productive exercise, why isn’t it practiced more often?
Like the traditional bent-legged deadlift, the trap bar deadlift can be brutal when trained hard. And here is the paradox: it is this very quality which makes the deadlift such an effective muscle building exercise.
Bodybuilding legend, Mike Mentzer, once called the deadlift “the greatest overall growth exercise”. For validation, consider how the deadlift works every muscle on the backside of the body, from the achilles tendon to the occiput of the head; in addition to the deltoids, the forearms, and just about every other muscle in the body!
If you are looking to build muscle quickly, this is why some variation of the deadlift must be in your muscle building arsenal.
Is it in yours?
To see this exercise in action, and for more strength training tips, go to: Why Muscle Building?
About the Author
Lee Driver is a professional artist and writer with over two decades’ experience. This passion for the written word has seen him publish numerous short stories and articles, while incorporating his love for storytelling into his art. He has exhibited widely and sold work to most corners of the globe.
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