SWIFTzTrigger fax bro . U get the same workout without the risk of injury. Idk why more people don’t do it

... I have an SI joint dysfunction. Tweak my SI joint every so often ... it sucks. Few months ago I felt it getting tight so I switched to trap bar for a session. Boom. Tweaked it again. I'm not saying it caused the injury, likely would have happened with a conventional BB deadlift too ... I'm just saying it's not the end all to remaining injury free. It does have more room for error, I'll give it that.

@@CU08 High or low handles?

@@SWIFTzTrigger ... low handles. The gym I go to has the Rogue TB-1, which only has one set of handles.

Sumo for me.Much better variant for me. Never tried trap bar, but I will

Lol

Ive heard that song before!!!

SweatyWalrus “That’s right. Lift it good. Lift this weight, just like ya should.” 😂😂😂😂

@Alambusha Shukla Khia - My Neck, My Back

ewwww you guys are old

Natty Fatty Powerlifting I have been programming it for about a year

I find it interesting that it's a good replacement for the back squat. My knees have been very sensitive these last few weeks and I injured my shoulder. I absolutely love to back squat but it's not an option now. Can you tell me if the strain on the knees are less with the trap bar?

Lallie ART You’d have to try it out. I’ve never felt knee pain while using it. Keep in mind to squat low and keep the chest up to target the leg more. Start light and build the volume to see what affect it’ll have on your knees. If it hurts, don’t do it.

​@@ilandi1504 The most stress to your connective tissue occurs at the beginning of the concentric portion of the squat, in other words, as you come out of the hole. The trap bar deadlift (and any other form of deadlift) isn't going to have that effect since the starting position is technically at the bottom of the squat, there's no slingshot effect on your joints. Also the range of motion is about half of what you'd be doing with a parallel squat. If I ever have knee pain, I typically replace my below parallel squats with slightly above parallel box squats. That way I can safely pause with the weight and get everything tightened up before coming out of the hole. Tempo squats and Anderson squats work too, but nothing beats the trap bar deadlift when it comes to lowering stress on your knees and lower back. The key is that you are in the middle of the center of gravity instead of being in front of it or behind it, so there is equal stress between your anterior and posterior.

@@BullsStrength thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.

hip drave

Alan Thrall you’re not sorry

Can someone explain to me how Alan went from a starting strength coach to making fun of Rippetoe?

Is that like the old thing of Rick Rolling - where you'd have a video and despite title and content, they'd add a Rick Astley song into it?

I just wanted to say something about Barbell Medicine To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Barbell Medicine Templates. The progression is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the supplemental work will go over a typical lifter’s head. There's also Jordan’s hasidic outlook, which is deftly woven into his periodisation, his personal philosophy draws heavily from Mark Rippetoe’s literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these spreadsheets, to realise that they're not just going to add pounds to your total - they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Barbell Medicine truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Austin’s existential catchphrase "The Bridge is a program for post novices entering the intermediate phase" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Biopsychosocial Nuance and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as their genius strength programming unfolds itself on their spreadsheet viewers.. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂 And yes, by the way, i DO have a Barbell Medicine tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that their best 1RM is within 1RPE of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.

Question how is it a quad builder if it's so far away from a squat?

@@mexicanwarrior12345 trap Bar is used for squat and deadlift

I must say, my man, that if it’s doing that much for your quads I think you’re doing it wrong. It should be more glutes and hamstrings.

@@rickalan259 No this is an excellent tool for Quads and how can an exercise do "too much" for a muscle you specifically want to hit haha, thats the whole point. Just look at the late legendary John Meadows how well he used this for quads and thanks to him i started doing this in the first place.

Put blocks or a plate under your feet so you start from an elevated position. Squat ROM doesn’t always have to be ass to grass

This is the issue with a lot of people these days. They think if people go to gym, but they're not a mass monster, or on the other hand, completely ripped, it's like we're wasting our time. Enjoying it is a goal, too. I lift, because if I didn't, I'd be a fatty and I enjoy lifting. No interest in competitions etc, no interest in what people think about my lifting. I just enjoy it and it keeps me in shape.

a NFL speed coach found the same correlation between speed and Trap Bar DL. his name is Ryan Flaherty

Kang Rookie Correct, but...he was actually the USTAF coach I was referring to. He was the men’s sprint coach when he found this 👍

Just put on a few weight vests and squat low and stay low. Your quads will burn, if you do it right.

That sounds stupid? Why would you strap on vest and squat when you can just do a normal squat with a barbell

Trap bar overhead press is beyond rad. People look at you like you’ve got something wrong with you, but the gains brah 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Etienne Mazellier If you can find a way to set it up in a safe way it's awesome. Feels like a cross between DB and BTN Press but without the stress on the joints. Plus you don't have to rock your head back at the start. I personnalities feel it really hard in my traps and lateral delts. (Obviously anterior head too). Try it mate ! Many strongmen love it as a overhead assistance lift.

@@VictorLeucos try an ez-bar for OHP instead. gives you room for your head and has a better position for your joints than a BB.

@@Ceen328 Oh don't get me wrong I love barbell OHP! I've never seen people use the EZ bar as you cannot rack it most of the time but might be good for people who lack wrist or shoulder mobility !

I like the neutral pressing position the trap bar gives you, theyre very awkward to set up considering most trap/hex bar's have very shortened collars and barely fit inside the pins on a squat rack, makes it very precarious but at the same time, I love the neutral pressing position, so I put up with it. Haven't tried the ez bar as the one's at my gym are too tiny, but I would love to try it.

lol that was so funny xD

The costume, leaning on something, the snort🤣

No it's well known that these put less pressure on your lower back. As someone who had 2 bulging disks this bar is the best. ❤

@Billy Cain That's just about all you need to focus on for a two day regimen. I'm currently running a 4 day split centered on: Trapbar deadlift, Bench, Overhead Press, and long distance biking. It's basically my "retirement" program.

@@BullsStrength I'm doing something similar with pull-up variants added for upper back.

No sissy handles for ACFT.

It's not coincidence you and Alan were in line with the lifting multiverse simultaneously

@@brenmangood gotta be careful with the handles upside down, one of my soldiers smashed his foot yesterday

@@ljfran2383 Thats impressive.

Andrew Skurka is probably the best source for that

Ass to grass sir!

Find a grizzly bear, scare the crap out of it, then as you are running for your life, you will find that pooping in the wood come naturally :)

I second this

back against a tree, paused squat - relax

I've started shrugging my my deadlift

I've read you can really fuck up your body with shrugging that much weight.

100%

Yeah but will a trap bar build you a juicy back, na m8

@@kenbrandon4554 My traps exploded from doing trap bar deads lol. I feel a pull in my traps far greater than straight bar deads. The Ironmind neck harness and trap bar deads blew my traps and neck up like crazy. As far as back I do back day with my back being my best body part. Who cares if you miss a little back doing these instead? That's what back day is for.

@RyanORourkelol That's not an argument against the trap bar.

RyanORourkelol that’s still not an argument. Make a valid argument against the trap bar

James Leach bob people’s was doing trap bar dead’s and created it before anyone.

Lol

It's so fun watching his viewership plummet each time he has a personal problem with someone. I've found some of the best lifting advice from all of his former disciples (Justin Lascek, Thrall, BBM crew).

How often were you doing both?? Could you get away with mainly training on a trap bar and get your regular max up??

@@basysdnb8037 I was doing trap bar once a week followed with rdls on a second day. For months. And my deadlift max increased. If you are squatting with efficient volume, and deadlifting with the trap bar with efficient volume, it will increase strength. I wouldn't run it all year if your goal is to increase your straight bar deadlift. But a macrocycle or two a year could definitely be beneficial imo

@@mattiemudblood4540 I may have to try that

coopaloop727272 wish my commercial gym had a trapbar

Right on man. I've made the switch as well and I've been enjoying the gains and my lower back isn't taking a beating anymore. Been going heavy with these with the higher handles on one workout then doing RDLs for higher reps on another day. Definitely a great exercise.

@@lolfirepoisonftl The 1st time i tried TB I maxed out @475lbs for 1. At that time I could pull 405lbs conventional for 5x5. A year later I hit 650lbs for 1, my squat went up as well as conventional. Now my working sets are 580lbs 4x4 and I'm getting close to 700lbs 1rm. They work. Coopaloop1986 insta.

coopaloop727272 won’t it fatigue your quads when it’s squat time, also what’s hitting your hamstrings now?

@@cliffonator1111 I do hipthrusts on my deadlift/back day. 570lbs for 5x5. I squat/legpress/Goodmorning on another day. My work schedule switches from nights to days and it's 14 hour shifts. I made my own routine to fit that. I don't squat and deadlift twice a week, but I do hit those same muscle groups twice a week. Is it the best program and am I elite level? No. However, it's worked pretty well for me for the last few years. Point is, the trapbar is a different exercise that offers great gains. I encourage you to read this article by Greg nuckols www.strongerbyscience.com/trap-bar-deadlifts/.

Squat without the balancing act, lol.

Because it's a squat ,a squat is a movement pattern,it has nothing to do with where you hold the weight😊

​@@deanwaller8283did you watch the video? The trap bar deadlift is more of a hinge when performed correctly

That's because it's a quad dominant movement,despite what's being claimed in this video

I always knew except my 24 hr didn’t have it till recently. I never did deadlifts or squats cause I got bad back and I hurt my knees too. But still don’t skip leg day with these babies. Great for deadlifts, works legs and power of the floor for athletes and keeps ur back safe since the weight is distributed evenly. This is my bread and butter for lowers body.

How are trap bar deadlifts quicker than barbell deadlifts?

@@huebothedog665 not necessarily quicker, but more quad activation so it's a more balanced quick full body workout.

@@g7297 i see

@@g7297 exactly! I don't have a squat rack at home. The Trapbar deadlifts feel like I'm getting a little bit of both, squat and hinge pattern

@@Matt_OS i had to look up hspu, that's beast!

Pure BullFit I admit it, I’m jealous of the hair

Also 6' 2 tall with long torso and arms, barbell deadlifts are my favorite exercise

@@sirjordo3825 same here orangutan bro

@@reygunz3059 ya I like Rip but he's very behind the times. He's a dinosaur that isn't willing to learn new things.

Yeh I’ve always found the conventional DL so awkward, no matter how close the bar is too my shins, the weight just feels so far in front of me

@@Davies4Fifa Your hips will be too high if that's what you feel.

@@Davies4Fifa I recommend learning how to deadlift

@Dvnny Record yourself and constantly form check And i can't stress this enough, watch a starting strength 5 step DL setup, i think that a brain-dead squirrel could get it done. You can do it, just give it some time.

This is a complement, btw :)

@@RecoveringMidwit Well obviously.

He says "bar" (rhotic) not "bah" (non rhotic).

About the same time as me.