Jake struggled with hinging his hips when he first started lifting with us, but showed promise as a sumo deadlifter. By training conventional and sumo deadlifts simultaneously, eventually Jake landed on the best option for him and pulled his first-ever double bodyweight deadlift. Do YOU have a technique issue that needs solving? We can help! …
The trap bar deadlift is the go-to deadlift variation for most of our athletes and adult clients at The Strength House who don’t compete in powerlifting. There’s nothing wrong with having non-powerlifters deadlift with a straight bar (and we’ll use them in the right situation), but we find the trap bar preferable for the bulk …
Why Trap Bar Deadlift Instead of Conventional or Sumo? Read More »
Last week, I talked about two trap bar exercises to build upper back strength. I also mentioned how I didn’t like the trap bar for building the conventional or sumo deadlift, and received several questions as to why. You asked and I answered in this week’s Technique Tuesday. Don’t get me wrong, trap bar deadlifts …
Technique Tuesday: 3 Reasons Trap Bar Deadlifts Don’t Carry Over to the Straight Bar Read More »
Last Saturday, my sister and I made our regular weekend trek to Total Performance Sports in Boston. Well, technically Everett, which is 20 minutes outside of Boston… just like every other town in Eastern Massachusetts. Anyone who’s read my blog knows that I love training at TPS. The equipment is top notch, the environment is …
Training Log: Deadlift Training Day at Total Performance Sports Read More »
