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re: Trap Bar Narrow Grip Issue

Posted on 3/29/23 at 9:30 am to
Posted by crabgrass1981
Member since Feb 2023
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Posted on 3/29/23 at 9:30 am to
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I guess I don't understand why you'd be opposed to using straps. Are you training for some bizarre raw trap bar deadlift meet? I'm assuming the answer is no so what does it matter?


Yes, World Open Trap Bar DL meet. LOL. Negative.

I just want to focus on trying to increase grip strength as long as I can. I feel like this issue is less around grip and more around placement of the bar/handle in my hand. I
Posted by Canuck Tiger
Member since Sep 2010
1727 posts
Posted on 3/29/23 at 9:43 am to
I know what you mean about narrow bars being more about testing pain on the hands and callouses rather than actual grip training. I have spinlock dumbbells and as I load them up over 80lb for farmer walks they have this same issue. Could you could put fat grips on the trap bar? It still would have grip strength being limiting, but it’s a different grip strength at play than trying to hold onto a narrow handle. This works well with my dumbbells and farmer walks…
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