How do you perform this exercise?
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and the trap bar on the ground in front of you.
- Bend at the hips and knees to lower yourself down and grip the handles of the trap bar with an overhand grip.
- Keep your back straight and chest up as you begin to lift the trap bar off the ground by extending your hips and knees.
- As you lift, focus on driving through your heels and squeezing your glutes at the top of the movement.
- Lower the trap bar back down to the ground by bending at the hips and knees, keeping your back straight throughout the movement.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Lower back.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
