It s kind of amazing that something like the gerard trap bar did not appear until the mid 1980 s.
Gerard trap bar for sale.
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The original trap bar was the gerard trap bar developed by al gerard a powerlifter from north carolina over 20 years ago.
Ken leistner has been a devoted trap bar user himself for over two decades and was one of the first to recommend it back in his steel tip newsletter in dr.
It reduces spine stress relative to the straight bar deadlift and puts the arms and hands into a near perfect position.
His gerard trap bar allowed trainees to train their legs without overtraining the lower back.
The rogue tb 1 trap bar is a standard design hex bar that is built with strong 1 5 square tubing instead of the round tube steel found on most basic trap bars.
I own the gerard.
Unless a knockoff is so cheap it bends i did see a guy break an end off one once in a rack but he dropped it down on the pins and it was loaded up above 600 pounds maybe but i think jessup is not bad really.
When the trap bar did finally come along though it answered some very important questions about intense leg training and was hailed as a godsend by thousands upon thousands of trainees because of the advantages that it brings to the table.
Rogue fitness tb 1 trap bar 2 0.
Ken s own words the athletes he has trained have found that certain exercises are definitely improved and have.
The trap bar developed by al gerard is a terrific aid for the deadlift and is much superior to a straight bar.
Our latest designed in house model has three.
With a straight bar lowering the weight can be a.
It also makes the lowering of the bar a reverse of the ascent.
The trap bar deadlift has been contested in the usawa since 1996.
This durable design is able to handle much more weight so much so that neither rogue or vulcan bother providing a max capacity.
The trap bar often called a hex bar is one of the best specialty bars for building strength and developing power in the deadlift.
Al was able to continue reading al gerard.
Personally i have never used some of the newer trap bars but heard some good stuff and can t really see a big difference.
I know some of them have the double.
The trap bar has become the piece of equipment for every gym.
The trap bar also known as a hex bar is one of the greatest innovations in strength training equipment.
Exactly like the vulcan prime hex bar mentioned above.
