Trap Bar Banded Deadlift
The trap bar deadlift with bands from the bar's frame to the floor; the tension climbs as you stand, so the lockout is the hardest point.
How to do it
Setup
Inside the hex bar, a band from each side anchored at the floor; handles gripped, hips wedged, back flat.
Steps
- Stand up as the bands stretch, handles close to the sides.
- Keep driving through the top where the bands pull hardest.
- Lower under control; the bands will try to snap the bar down.
Common mistakes
Bands unequal on the two sides: the hex bar twists; match them. Letting the bands yank the bar to the floor: control every lowering. Hips stalling short of lockout as the bands peak: squeeze the glutes through.
Breathing
Big breath at the bottom, exhale after lockout.
