TB Deadlift

DESCRIPTION/INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Stand inside the trap bar with your feet about hip width apart or slightly wider.

  2. Reach down and grab the handles by hinging at the hips and sitting your butt back.

  3. Make sure your back is flat, then take a big breath and flex your abs as hard as you can.

  4. Drive your feet into the ground and stand up with the bar, then lower it back down to the ground without rounding your back.

HELPFUL CUES:

  1. Think about pressing the platform away from you rather than pulling the bar up away from the platform. This will help you maintain your back position. Thinking of this movement as a “pull” can sometimes cause you to get yanked out of position, so think of it as a “push” instead.

  2. Get the slack out of the bar before you lift it. Pull up on it slightly by tightening your back muscles before you begin pressing your legs into the ground. This will make sure no energy is wasted during the start of the movement.

COMMON MISTAKES:

  1. Rounding your back. This is an inefficient way to train your back muscles. Make sure they’re tight so that your spine is well supported.

COMMON VARIATIONS:

  1. Trap Bar RDL