They are chunky to store.quikky wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:17 am Do you guys just use trap bars for variety's sake? Seems you can do DLs, DL variations, and split/lunge type of work with them, but you can also do all that with a regular bar. Main thing I can think of is doing more quad-biased type of DL work, either with a deficit, or even trying to use squat wedges and such.
Is there something you like uniquely about the trap bars? I am mildly interested in them but kind of not sure if they're really worth it for me, especially considering they can be a bit chunky to store.
I appreciate Trap Bar Deads because my lower back isn't destroyed for other activities.
Probably showing my age and weakness, but after a high rep, straight-bar, deadlift day, if I want to bike or play basketball or do bjj my lower back won't let me go as hard as I'd like.
Trap Bar deadlifts don't demand so much of your lower back. I can go heavy-ish (for me), do high reps, and still participate in non-lifting activities without my lower back complaining.
I'm not a PL competitor, so if my lower back gets a little less work and my quads and lats a little more, it's not an unacceptable tradeoff.