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Trap Bar Deadlift

🏋️‍♂️ Strength / Weighted · Pull

Also known as: hex bar deadlift, trap bar dl, hex bar dl, trap bar deadlifts

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Sets × Reps @ Weight
/log trap_bar_deadlifts 3x10@45
also valid: /log trap-bar-deadlifts 3x10@45 · /log trap bar deadlifts 3x10@45
Sets × Reps
/log trap_bar_deadlifts 3x10
also valid: /log trap-bar-deadlifts 3x10 · /log trap bar deadlifts 3x10
Reps
/log trap_bar_deadlifts 20
also valid: /log trap-bar-deadlifts 20 · /log trap bar deadlifts 20

Underscores, dashes, and spaces are interchangeable — every spelling above logs the same exercise.

Demonstration

Trap Bar Deadlift demonstration animation
Demo: Trap Bar Deadlift — © Gym visual

How to perform

🎯 GlutesHamstringsQuadricepsLower Back🛠 Trap Bar
  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and the trap bar on the ground in front of you.
  2. Bend at the hips and knees to lower yourself down and grip the handles of the trap bar with an overhand grip.
  3. Keep your back straight and chest up as you begin to lift the trap bar off the ground by extending your hips and knees.
  4. As you lift, focus on driving through your heels and squeezing your glutes at the top of the movement.
  5. Lower the trap bar back down to the ground by bending at the hips and knees, keeping your back straight throughout the movement.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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