Alternate for deads

[SwitchMan]

Would trap or hex bar lifts and single arm deadlifts be okay instead of the plain old deadlift?

 

[H_T_]

i mix it up all the time. i do one arms and snatch grip dl's off of plates.

 

[Cynical Simian]

It depends what you mean by 'alternate' [sic]. If you want a way to develop the strength you would by deadlifting (i.e., increase your deadlift without training the lift itself), take a look at the link below. If you just want something with the word 'deadlift' in the name, go ahead and do trap bar deads, but the consensus on them seems to be that there's little carryover to conventional deads.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4783202&postcount=388

 

[SwitchMan]

That's awesome stuff cynical.

 

[Sets]

That's awesome stuff cynical.

How about dumbell deadlifts...

 

[muscelove]

curls