Deadlift – Trap Bar High Handles
- Stand in the center of a loaded trap bar with your feet about hip-width apart.
- Bend at your hips and knees to lower your body, maintaining a flat back, to grasp the high handles of the trap bar.
- Look forward, keeping your chest up, and straighten your back to prepare for the lift.
- Drive through your heels to stand up straight, extending your hips and knees simultaneously while keeping the core engaged.
- At the top of the movement, stand fully upright with your shoulders back.
- Pause briefly at the top of the lift before initiating the return.
- Lower the bar by bending at the hips first, then the knees, maintaining a flat back and controlled movement until the weights are back on the ground.
- Reset your posture and prepare for the next repetition.
Primary Muscles
- Glute
- Hamstring
- Lower Back
Secondary Muscles
- Calf
- Forearm - Inner
- Forearm - Outer
- Quad
- Trap
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