Re: Trap Bar DL (HH) vs Conventional Deadlift
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 8:03 pm
I tbdl if my workout is same day as bjj,saves back for class
Strength & Conditioning for the Operational Athlete
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I just finished up doing a 12 week Op block that had back squats and TBDL's in it(I used the deadlift once a week for 3 working sets approach). I never found it to overlap too much as far as making the dead feel heavier after doing squats. However, on the day that I did my deads, I just did 3 sets of squats. Never found it to be detrimental.03rockeater wrote:For some reason I've always thought of the TBDL as huge quad exercise. Years ago I would straight bar dead lift on a regular basis but when I tried to get back into it recently I found it really difficult to do (a combination of lower back problems and poor hip mobility).
For those that do TBDL AND back squat as part of your TB cluster, do you have any problems with this combination? Again, keep in mind that I always saw TBDL as a "modified squat" and thought it was a leg exercise.....but I think I've been wrong this whole time.
I want to get back into DL but don't want to over train. Maybe on the days I incorporate TBDL I can cut back on the sets of squats I do?? Still in BB right now so I have a while to think this one out...
wcu25rs wrote:I just finished up doing a 12 week Op block that had back squats and TBDL's in it(I used the deadlift once a week for 3 working sets approach). I never found it to overlap too much as far as making the dead feel heavier after doing squats. However, on the day that I did my deads, I just did 3 sets of squats. Never found it to be detrimental.03rockeater wrote:For some reason I've always thought of the TBDL as huge quad exercise. Years ago I would straight bar dead lift on a regular basis but when I tried to get back into it recently I found it really difficult to do (a combination of lower back problems and poor hip mobility).
For those that do TBDL AND back squat as part of your TB cluster, do you have any problems with this combination? Again, keep in mind that I always saw TBDL as a "modified squat" and thought it was a leg exercise.....but I think I've been wrong this whole time.
I want to get back into DL but don't want to over train. Maybe on the days I incorporate TBDL I can cut back on the sets of squats I do?? Still in BB right now so I have a while to think this one out...
03rockeater wrote:For some reason I've always thought of the TBDL as huge quad exercise. Years ago I would straight bar dead lift on a regular basis but when I tried to get back into it recently I found it really difficult to do (a combination of lower back problems and poor hip mobility).
For those that do TBDL AND back squat as part of your TB cluster, do you have any problems with this combination? Again, keep in mind that I always saw TBDL as a "modified squat" and thought it was a leg exercise.....but I think I've been wrong this whole time.
I want to get back into DL but don't want to over train. Maybe on the days I incorporate TBDL I can cut back on the sets of squats I do?? Still in BB right now so I have a while to think this one out...
I prefer the high handles when using the TBDL. I also do conv deadlifts in waves, but the whole point of the TBDL is to be slightly more upright. I have found low handle TBDL to be more strenous on my lower back than a conventional deadlift.wcu25rs wrote:was doing some extra reading on TBDL's and found this t-nation article. I knew most of what it was talking about, but what really surprised me is the info under "More Power". Anyway, some of what I read in my browsing of different information, I'm totally on board with making the TBDL the mainstay for me instead of Conventional. At 36, Ive reached that point where I'm favoring lower risk for injury and longevity over maximal strength. My last block of Op with the TrapBar was with the low handles. This next block, I'm gonna switch to high handles and see how it goes.
https://www.t-nation.com/training/trap-bar-deadlift
jzt wrote:I prefer the high handles when using the TBDL. I also do conv deadlifts in waves, but the whole point of the TBDL is to be slightly more upright. I have found low handle TBDL to be more strenous on my lower back than a conventional deadlift.wcu25rs wrote:was doing some extra reading on TBDL's and found this t-nation article. I knew most of what it was talking about, but what really surprised me is the info under "More Power". Anyway, some of what I read in my browsing of different information, I'm totally on board with making the TBDL the mainstay for me instead of Conventional. At 36, Ive reached that point where I'm favoring lower risk for injury and longevity over maximal strength. My last block of Op with the TrapBar was with the low handles. This next block, I'm gonna switch to high handles and see how it goes.
https://www.t-nation.com/training/trap-bar-deadlift
High handle TBDL > Low handle TBDL