High Handle Trap Bar

The hex trap bar features a dual handle design with a 25 spread for a comfortable lift.

High handle trap bar.

Additionally it doesn t require any equipment setup and people just tend to be a little less stubborn about using the high handles since the weight still starts on the floor. This would be the same height you would grip with straight bar deadlifts. Keeping the trap bar high handles up is a great introduction to the apparatus and if it s more comfortable it s also fine to use throughout your entire training journey. Your foot position is going to be just like if you were going to do a vertical jump.

The super hex trap bar is truly a one of a kind hex shrug bar. Grip the handles in the middle like you re trying to choke the bar out. Heavy duty construction for a stout and durable design for years of heavy lifting. Everyday essentials olympic 2 inch hex weight lifting trap bar 1000 pound capacity overview.

So if the bar is sitting 8 off the ground that s where you re gripping. Low handles are handles flush with the height of the rest of the bar. When loaded with 45s you can either use a set of handles that s the same height as a regular bb deadlift or you can flip the bar over and use a set of handles that s about 3 5 higher. The trap bar is also a great way to increase quad strength and it takes a bit of stress off the lower back as the handles keep the center of gravity closely aligned with the hips.

Set yourself up in the middle of the trap bar with you feet hip width apart. For strength coaches that battle with sport coaches about the safety of the deadlift in their programs the trap bar is a great compromise. In most trap bars that i ve ever seen the high handles are 2 to 3 inches higher than the low handles. Bars have 1 97 bar end diameter to ensure bars fit all standard plates with holes 2 or less.

Those are some pretty high handles. Dual handle design to add more versatility to your workout. Made of fully solid heavy duty steel not hollow with more than 1000 pound capacity. The raised set stands 7 5 from the floor for a raised position when lifting.

As it goes regulation oly 45 plates are 18 inches across meaning that the center of the bar will be 9 inches from the deck. My trap bar has two sets of handles that can be used. Play around with foot width until you find one that s both comfortable and powerful and vary your tempo from a dead stop style to a controlled eccentric touch and go method. The high handles on the trap bar deadlift decrease the range of motion just enough that almost everyone can pull from the floor while maintaining good spinal position.

A tight grip is going to set the stage for keeping your whole body tight throughout the entire movement.