8/23/12

Exercise of the Week: Trap Bar RDL

Same movement pattern as a barbell or dumbbell Romanian deadlift (RDL), just a different method of loading the pattern.  With your standard barbell or dummbell RDL the load is held out in front of the body which increases shearing forces on the spine   With the trap bar the load is closer to your center of gravity which is going to decrease shearing forces on your spine.

In the video below I perform the exercise from a low step just to increase the range of motion a bit more.




 





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