Deadlift – Trap Bar High Handles

  1. Stand in the center of a loaded trap bar with your feet about hip-width apart.
  2. Bend at your hips and knees to lower your body, maintaining a flat back, to grasp the high handles of the trap bar.
  3. Look forward, keeping your chest up, and straighten your back to prepare for the lift.
  4. Drive through your heels to stand up straight, extending your hips and knees simultaneously while keeping the core engaged.
  5. At the top of the movement, stand fully upright with your shoulders back.
  6. Pause briefly at the top of the lift before initiating the return.
  7. 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.
  8. 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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