I recently bought a trap or hex bar for dead lifts at the gym. And, it’s been a big hit with my ladies! Previously, those who did dead lifts either used a large kettlebell, or a standard Olympic bar and plates. Now, we are all using the trap bar for dead lifts and everyone agrees that it is much more comfortable, especially on the back. Of course, this means I need to buy another one. . .
Personally, I’ve always been a little hesitant to dead lift with the bar because I was afraid of tweaking my low back – which had happened in the past a few times. The change in position with the new bar has given me the green light to go heavy. Going heavy and getting stronger will help me stay lean and maybe even lose more body fat. Part of the increase in weight could be mental, but it truly is much better way for me to lift heavy weight off the floor! With the bar, the most I’d lifted was 75kg. Today, I dead lifted 90kg for 5. Woohoo!
Now that I can easily dead lift my own bodyweight, I’m still working on that elusive chin-up. . . some day . . .
Posted by Barb Macy 
