360x9 trap bar deadlift

[Ericluna81]

That is legit man. Youre pretty strong. Im 15 and my 1rm is 500 at 190 pounds. I trap way more than most of the juniors and seniors at my school

[hXcDiedWithHitler]

i got a 365lb 1RM at 150lbs.

[xxdizannyxx]

its called deadlift because you are supposed to lift it from off the floor

[mrk1ngsir]

gaw so many haters on youtube it is horrible good job man

[technoisgay14]

Nice dude. I'm 14 and do 220X8.

[iBMXFitPrk2]

I can do 455 5 times pretty easily. im a junior

[gurki1122]

mad props man. some people use the high handle. i mean its still impressive to pull 5-6 hundo with that. but low handle is ~3 inches lower. involving the hams much more. keep it up your hip power will only increase!

[shagazor]

jsut want to ask, is it wrong to not bring the weight all the way to the floor?

[toddadonis]

@shagazor I use both ways, but in this instance I wanted to eleminate the split second pause I would normally achieve when bringing the load to the floor. Its not going to make a big difference, but after a full set, I believe it does make it more challenging. Your body is also responsible for reversing the downward pull of gravity when you get to the bottom, when normally the floor would help assist during a regular deadlift. It just depends on what your trying to do. Keep training hard!

[shagazor]

@toddadonis oh okay. i'm too worried to do deads like this because i hurt mylower back before and it seems this exerts a lot of strain on it

[pkshae]

Ha! Thats my max! Now I feel like a girl...

[slowfuse]

trap bars are for weak faggots

[phillyeagles217]

what does a trap bar weigh? 45 lbs ?

[HammerPowered]

@phillyeagles217 It depends on the bar...the one I use from time to time weighs in at 65lbs.

[johndeerebuck]

@phillyeagles217 25 kg  so 55 lbs i believe

[GetDownOrLayDown31]

Nice job brother, great lifting, also you kept great form even at the later reps where you upped the intensity.

[Bjkeirl]

Awesome bro, way to keep your posture during that whole set. Great control

[azvideoguy]

Al Gerard was a genius!

[paradox1011]

impressive as hell, didn't bounce the weights at the bottom, good job man

[Fergy64]

thats it? for your size should be doing a lot more

[toddadonis]

@Fergy64 Well Cody, even though you dont list fitness, exercise, or nutrition as one of your hobbies, you bring up an interesting debate for all. How strong is strong enough? Or better yet, how much more should a lifter be able to handle, relative to his bodyweight/weightclass when considered an advanced lifter? I would consider anything over 3x bodyweight to be near the top of the class. So going by this standard, you would be correct, I should be doing a lot more.

[Fergy64]

@toddadonis i was just kidding bro this is honestly good weight! my comment meant to be a friendly joke but as i look at it again it looks like an insult :/. the most i got up to was repping 315 but now all i do is squats and lunges and other excersises for legs. ive never seen the trap bar before looks like it works a lot better than a regular straight bar!

[toddadonis]

@Fergy64 I appreciate the clarification. Quoting a passage from Kelso's shrug book in regards to the trap bar, by "standing inside the bar frame, the weight is located to the rear of its normal path of movement. This reduces lower back stress and shearing forces on the spine and knees. Also, the improved leverage provides higher intensity muscle stimulation. In short, a person can train more effectively and with greater safety." If you ever come across one, give it a try, and keep training hard!

[sorgan1]

@toddadonis good lifting dude

[stratocaster1986able]

Good form, even on the later reps you kept it good. Some guys lift too much weight and do terrible form, you know when to quit. Safest way.

[toddadonis]

@stratocaster1986able The kind words are much appreciated. Thank you, and your right, good judgement counts when your body's on the line. Mistakes, especially involving loads placed on the spine, can be costly. As always, keep training hard.

[ScottMacFie]

the trap bar deadlift works more like the squats if you do them right (more akin to having the weight directly above your center-line, versus the straight bar dead). It's a good hybrid, and probably for lots of intermediate lifters in their 30s and 40s, is a good home-gym piece to have if you don't have a squat rack. You could build an entire powerlifting (type) scheme upon trap-bar deads, bench, overhead and chins for a well-rounded workout program.

[ChrisYSoccerFS]

lol your legs look so small compared to ur upper body.

[PeterMarkAzzopardi]

Hey again, in hindsite going to the floor even if you are not stopping completely will be through a fuller ROM so is harder,just like a deep squat to parallel is harder than a partial / foot ball squat

[71BIGkid]

no belt? i just got 545 up, but only once. i'm 17 and i would die without a belt. not sure how an older person would do, but when i do high reps, a belt saves me.

[wullebulle123]

i'm gonna buy one... NOW!!

[hur1990]

for tall ppl who has trouble doing squat to build their legs... trap-bar deadlift is a great alternative ((:

[simpllyhuge]

how is a trapbar cheating? is the point to show off or to build muscle? I could deadlift rocks to look cool but if its not more affective then using a trapbar then why would I do it.

A trap bar is safer and half of the time the people who post these comments are little herbs who don't even work out hard and just research the shit out of every little thing. Just work out and stop bitching.

[sorgan1]

@simpllyhuge well said, its a great standalone compound lift

[famous636]

Theres a reason its called a DEADlift each rep should start dead on the floor... your not even touching the floor.

[JDMGTP]

you gotta love how crazy that last rep feels

[tino190]

good set man. try doing the original deadlift its much harder and better

[MLG319]

i can do 405 and im 15 i can only do it like 3 times though :(

[MennoHendriks]

that's not a deadlift.. the weight should be back on the ground after each rep.. this is more of a romanian deadlift than a normal one

also.. keep focussing on your form, you're arching your back a little bit the last 2 reps

[Poontangist]

very good

[PeterMarkAzzopardi]

do u train this lift once a week or every other wk?

[CptHappyP4nts]

trap bar deadlift is for pussies.

[PeterMarkAzzopardi]

think again, it makes squats seem like a walk in the park and feels even harder than bb deadlifts, nothing compares for muscles engaged, this is the apothesis of pain

[Gamebredpitbull]

I agree trap bar deadlifts are for douchebags who try to show off but when they try to do it on a Bar like it's supposed to they can't do shit.

[ttraynor1]

@Gamebredpitbull Can you help me understand: what would you do for some range of reps with a straight bar; then same reps for a trap-bar for your "show-off" weight?

[WesMantO0th]

I agree.

[PeterMarkAzzopardi]

Does touching the floor make it easier or harder?

[hanbacca]

well if you bounce it off the floor it makes it easier. but if you pause it is considered better.

[PeterMarkAzzopardi]

cool cheers

[jazzmusicplayer]

easier because then when you hit the floor the weight bounces like a spring and pushes the weight up

[flipz32]

not bad, I would touch the ground on each rep and not use so much arms...try getting ur ass a little lower too, your gunna blow out ur back not too shabby tho

[expatinasia]

i agree with Flip32: good work, overall, but you are engaging your arms a bit too much. let the arms hang more as if they were hooks. otherwise, keep it up!

[matis609]

you realize your not holding the handles?

[ExtremeMetalMike]

you can hold it like such to increase the ROM. think of it as deadlifting off a small box

[Flal123]

makes it harder

[Melvinyoder]

you don't use the handles for deadlifts. I think the handles are for shrugs.

[easier2remember]

Is trap bar different in that you don't "deadlift"? Because you aren't doing the "dead" part of the motion...not that I'm near as strong as you anyway lol.

[some5672]

405x9*

[cjb06g]

great lift!! I think you did more than 360 lbs. because you didn't take into account the weight of the actual trap bar.

[lagmasta]

weighs 15 lbs

[GFDeMarcus]

good but u should probably touch the ground and thats weird that u use 45'd at my gym we use 35's so u get lower when u toch the ground because they're smaller in diameter

[toddadonis]

My straight bar deadlift is pretty comparable to my trap bar deadlift. The best i've ever gotten on trap bar is 500lb while weighing 195-200. When it comes to weightlifting belts, I prefer to do my lifts unassisted, or I dont do them at all. Thats just how I am. I have read that recent studies show belts help stabalize intra-abdominal pressure, thus helping to minimize the occurance of back injury. Everyone has their preference. Thanks for the comments guys, and keep training hard!

[blue5859]

very good job but it will help a lot if you use a weightlifting belt

[LucasCG13]

lifting belts are useless for repping weight. they compress the core muscles that you use for stabilizing your upper body, limit blood flow thus raising blood pressure and putting the user at risk of passing out. Use weight belts if your doing front squats or 1 rep max lifts.

[wecndo]

Good. What's your straight bar at?

[GrowOrDie]

near 100% PERFECT form!

[drummerlars]

good move and good form.. im buying a trap bar tomorrow

[juhdiakathat]

wow what a move..

[deathlord747]

I regularly use the trap bar for my deadlifting, I injured my back doing regular deadlifts and the trap bar is much better for that. Also, if you have shorter arms trap bar is better. If your back is really jacked up, set it up on risers and have a buddy kick em out after you lift it up. Same workout, less chance of hurting your back when you pick it up initially

[toddadonis]

AJJKRRR: Personally, I think you expend too much energy (at higher intensity/loads) doing trap-bar deadlifts to then go and work a large muscle mass such as back with the energy and focus it deserves. T-Bar dead's are a multi-joint, compound exercise that should be combined with other exercises on leg day. Also remember that training a muscle group twice in one week does not necessarily result in overtraining. It all depends on how you go about doing it. Keep training hard!

[AJJKRRR]

Question- How much more are you working your quads and gluts when using the trap bar as opposed to a straight bar? I just purchased a trap bar myself with the intention of doing deadlifts on my back training days. However, I am now wondering if I should do my trap bar deadlifts on my leg day. I do not want to end up overtraining a major body part (quads/gluts) by working them twice weekly. Any advice would be appreciated.

[crazycal316]

trap bars rule-specially if you have any back probs!

trap bar squat or trap bar dead who cares.

cool lifts bud

[westbank01]

all you jacklegs that have something negative to say, i challenge you to outlift this man!

[Garethr83]

As this is a deadlift exericse. The weight should be "dead" and reset on the floor after each rep.

[westbank01]

go to hell, Garethr83. you sawed off little fucker!

[Metsada007]

No you are wrong; this exercise is a quad dominant exercise.

[Metsada007]

This exercise should be called trap bar squat instead of trap bar deadlift.

[Crisis82]

No, these are deadlifts, not squats. Squats are with the weight on your back, duh.

[cGeer15]

Actually these are quad dominant- see how his knees don't ever go past parallel. So there's no reflex engaging his hamstrings, although there is some lower back recruitment, because you have to partially good morning the thing... just like you do in a partial squat. Oh... and squats can be done with the weight under you... it's called a hip belt.

[westbank01]

blah, blah, blah!

[adonisreborn]

I don't know about being "better" but it's definitely safer and an excellent compound movement for muscle strength and size

[pairunoyd]

hes certainly a lot stronger than he appears! EXCELLENT! I just ordered a trap bar and cant wait to put it to use.

[psaghafi]

The trap bar deadlift is like the best exercise ever invented in my opinion!

[msmith1845]

Good video, I agree that having the plates touch the floor on each rep makes for a better/more true form of the Deadlift.

All the best on your training, make war with the gym!

-Martin

[toddadonis]

First of all I just wanted to say I appreciate all the comments, both good and bad, and hope this page can continue to stimulate questions and discussions. Second, to answer PeterMarkAzzopardi, your guess is correct. I don't take any form of supplements. It seems today, everyone is taking something to reach that next level. I still hold a firm belief that training hard, eating well, and getting enough sleep will take you where you want to go in your training.

[PeterMarkAzzopardi]

Taking supplements like creatine is ok and still means you're natural (in my opinion) Roids and growth hormone is when things become unnatural

[PeterMarkAzzopardi]

Thats a nice lift dude, looks like you are natural too; I have a 66Ib trap bar at home and I'm working up a training cycle to beat my PB 330 x 12, also without touching the ground. I'll post it in a few weeks:)

[polinikz]

Its nice to finally see someone use the "right" grip on these, instead of turning the bar over and using the "cheaters" handles that are 5 inches higher. The low grip is the proper way to do these. This kid in the video has the right idea. He doesn't cheat.

[madaozeki]

strong stuff!

[rickross22]

the one at my shool is 80lbs the trap bar

[meutier]

Man, you got power! Quite more difficult to keep the bar up the ground than to drop it and lift again. You need more control (proprioception) to do so and your hands got a full workout. Hope I can do that soon.

[runt39]

wrong, its harder to deload your muscles and lift if from a dead stop( "deadlift") each time. When you keep it off the ground each time you can use the elasticity of your hamstrings to spring it back up.

[ychennay]

thats just not true.

[hometownhero08]

compare how much you can lift on box squat versus normal squat. the box eliminates the elastic effect of the legs and stops the momentum completely, yet you can lift more with box squat than regular squat.

[boricuafrican]

incorrect, what runt39 said...

[toddadonis]

The distance between the ground and the weight is usually only about an inch, so realistically, I don't think you can comparet that to a 3/4 squat. One thing you may not have noticed while watching my video is that I flip the trap bar upside down. Most lifter's don't do this. This allows you to go about two inches deeper than you normally would, which makes this exercise that much harder.

[toddadonis]

Responding to your comment, I don't touch the ground because I feel it makes the lift harder. I cut out the momentary rest period most lifters get after touching the ground. Plus I think it's more difficult switching directions and exploding back upward when you have experience constant tension through the set.

[muellermansr07]

Not to hate... but there is this cool thing called the ground, it kind of like the difference between a 3/4 and a full squat.

[goes4ever]

very smooth and controlled, nice lift bro

[ANaqvi]

good form

[webbyman]

or not..

[howyaaadoiinkidd]

that a 45 or 75 pound bar? im commenting because i just lifted 3 wheels for 10 today lol, but i drop the bar down till it hits the floor not too fast so it bounces but i leave it down for a bit

[toddadonis]

the bar weighs fifty pounds, and there are two tens on each side, but they are kinda hard to see. Four of five weeks ago I managed to get 410 for eight or nine. If I can do it again maybe I can post it. Keep training hard!

[WUTANG826]

how heavy is a standard trap bar...bc i just used it for first time today and i had 2 45's on each side and i wanna know how much weight i did. im only 15 so dont make funna me lol.

[toddadonis]

I really wouldnt know the answer to that question unless I saw the bar your using. Ive seen bars that are both lighter and heavier than a standard olympic size bar. The one I use in the video is 50lb. but I also use one that weighs in at 70lb.

[WUTANG826]

what is the lightest bar ill assume its taht bc its not very large..

[imsouper101]

The trap bar is a large framed bar, so it's capable of having some good heft to it without looking very large. I have heard of a few standard training trap bars that weigh in at around 30-35lb. I suggest assuming that it weighs 45lb., unless it is indeed a standard bar, then subtract 10lb. If it ends up being more, you are doing more weight than you originally thought. Stay motivated and keep training hard!

[imsouper101]

The trap bar is a large framed bar, so its capable of having some heft to it without looking very large. I have heard of some standard training trap bars that weigh in at around 30-35lbs. Unless your bar is indeed a standard bar and not an olympic bar, I suggest you assume it weighs 45lb. I feel this is a safe estimate. If it ends up weighing more, then you are lifting more than you thought. Stay motivated, and keep training hard!