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For the deadlifters.....straight bar or hex bar?

Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:22 pm
Posted by slapahoe
USA
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:22 pm
Posted by Shepherd88
Member since Dec 2013
4959 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:32 pm to
Straight and conventional, only way to go.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
88520 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:36 pm to
My place doesn't like me doing sumo. Bums me out.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126891 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:37 pm to
I use a hex bar if I'm doing a work out with more reps.

Hex/trap bar def helps with from
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
19571 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 2:37 pm to
straight
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22574 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

Hex/trap bar def helps with from


I disagree. Weight is centered so your form will be off.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22574 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:19 pm to
Straight bar always. Never liked the hex bar for deadlifting.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
39254 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:23 pm to
Straight but I do like hex just been years since I have done it.
Posted by Sevendust912
Member since Jun 2013
11506 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:28 pm to
Use both. 2x a month for each.

Hex bar for higher reps
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22574 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

hex just been years since I have done it.


I find people who do like hex also can't seem to change a tire.
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
Member since Apr 2015
25084 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:34 pm to
I use both
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
39254 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 3:41 pm to
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
5378 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 4:46 pm to
Straight. I’ll lift conventional for months then switch to Sumo for a few months. No longer really interested in progressing in dead’s though. It’s just my staple maintenance lift.
Posted by MWP
Kingwood, TX via Monroe, LA
Member since Jul 2013
11340 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 4:55 pm to
quote:

Straight and conventional, only way to go.



This
Posted by Volt
Midway Island, N Pacific Ocean
Member since Nov 2009
3300 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 1:31 am to
Started using the hex bar when my low back started giving me hell.
It’s definitely easier on the low back.
Posted by Azazello
Member since Sep 2011
3237 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 6:55 am to
On straight bar, do yall use a switch grip or regular?
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
84856 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 7:02 am to
Regular
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22574 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 7:14 am to
quote:

definitely easier on the low back.


Try sumo
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
19571 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:09 am to
quote:

On straight bar, do yall use a switch grip or regular?

regular up to 225, then I use alternate. Wish I could get used to the hook grip, but kills me every time I try.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22574 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:19 am to
quote:

switch grip or regular?


Regular up to 405 then hook grip. Switch if my thumb is hurting.
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