Trap Bar Deadlift
How to do the Trap Bar Deadlift with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Quads
Glutes, Hamstrings
Other
How to do the Trap Bar Deadlift
- 1
For this exercise load a trap bar, also known as a hex bar, to an appropriate weight resting on the ground. Stand in the center of the apparatus and grasp both handles.
- 2
Lower your hips, look forward with your head and keep your chest up.
- 3
Begin the movement by driving through the heels and extend your hips and knees. Avoid rounding your back at all times.
- 4
At the completion of the movement, lower the weight back to the ground under control.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Trap Bar Deadlift set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your quads volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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