Anyone use a trap bar?

[Tarheel]

Anyone use one of these for deads or shrugs? I've heard a lot of ppl talk about them, never used one though.

 

[gettinlarger]

There's one kinda like that at my gym. The handles on mine are thick, and they spin too. Very hard to hold with heavy weight. I don't really like the feeling either. I guess it's cause im so used to the barbell.

 

[louden_swain]

Nope. We don't have one. I would rather use a barbell or dumbbell.

 

[edgecrusher]

Trap bar deads are great for overloading the flexor muscles of the leg. It's also good for upper back and trap development.

 

[b fold the truth]

I have one but don't really like it at all...

B True

 

[Citruscide]

I think I had one of those things... I beat it over a table at home... but that, is yet another story...

C-ditty

 

[coolcolj]

Great for deadlifting with if you want less lower back stess and more quad tension. No need to worry about where your knee is.

 

[JuiceNewbie]

I love doing deads with a trap bar. Forces me to have good form and no scraping your shins.

 

[zackdarnell]

I used to use one some, but havent in several years. I dont believe they can hold as much weight as a barbell.

 

[crew9]

I use it every once in a while if I wanna change of pace for traps or add them to my current routine to really blast em.

 

[icelandic]

IMHO, they're better than straight bar deads, no need to worry about form too much, and no fucked up shins. They do seem to hit the quads a bit more than straight bar does though. Bigger guys may have trouble fitting inside it though, I'm only 5'9". Zack, they can hold quite a bit of weight, my new gym has shitty one with the rotating handles, yet i still do sets of 8 with around 450-460. I do use straps though, the knurling on these babies will shred your hands (great for getting rid of callouses, i guess). I dont like em for shrugs though, not nearly as much ROM as a straight bar, at least for me...