I own the gerard.
Gerard trap bar for sale.
The trap bar also known as a hex bar is one of the greatest innovations in strength training equipment.
Personally i have never used some of the newer trap bars but heard some good stuff and can t really see a big difference.
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.
It also makes the lowering of the bar a reverse of the ascent.
With a straight bar lowering the weight can be a.
Exactly like the vulcan prime hex bar mentioned above.
I think this is one piece of equipment that every gym should have.
Ken s own words the athletes he has trained have found that certain exercises are definitely improved and have.
Rogue fitness tb 1 trap bar 2 0.
Al was able to continue reading al gerard.
His gerard trap bar allowed trainees to train their legs without overtraining the lower back.
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 gerard isn t the only expert out there who has something to say about using the trap bar effectively.
This durable design is able to handle much more weight so much so that neither rogue or vulcan bother providing a max capacity.
It s kind of amazing that something like the gerard trap bar did not appear until the mid 1980 s.
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.
The trap bar has become the piece of equipment for every gym.
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.
The original trap bar was the gerard trap bar developed by al gerard a powerlifter from north carolina over 20 years ago.
The trap bar deadlift has been contested in the usawa since 1996.
I know some of them have the double.
It reduces spine stress relative to the straight bar deadlift and puts the arms and hands into a near perfect position.
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.
Our latest designed in house model has three.
