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Trap bars

What is your opinion on trap bars? Have you used one? They claim to reduce stress on the lower back during deadlifts. Is it worth having?

If you have the extra bucks, the trap bar is a worthy investment. It’s popular at our gym for shrugs and lower back and leg work. Easier on the back, yet not a true deadlift movement.

I’ve always been a bar man myself… … Godspeed… D

Posted on October 27th, 2010 in Weight Training by Dave Draper