re: Trap bar dead lift

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It would be incorrect and wrong to tell someone capable of full range of motion to use the handles, if they are doing hex as a substitute for straight.

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Definitely not "incorrect" or wrong to use the high handles. Again, there is a reason companies like Rogue and Sorinex put high handles on their trap bars. It is a reduced ROM movement, but not "incorrect". Using high handles is just a variation of a trap bar DL, just like block pulls are a variant of traditional DL. There is a multitude of reasons someone might use them.

The decreased ROM from using high handles is around 20%, essentially the same as going sumo with a straight bar. Also hex DL (low handles) isn't really a substitute for conventional DL as it engages the quads more, hamstrings less, and has less ROM.

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NOFOX

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Listen, you do them however you want - I do not care and in the end it does not matter.

The best answer is to do them both ways, as they will impact muscles slightly different.

The incorrect answer is to only use the high handles. If the handles reduce your ROM making it easier or allow you to lift more weight, you need to ask yourself am I missing something.

If your gym only has a hex bar without handles, should we ask them to weld some on

This thread already established hex and barbell engages different muscles. Hex still gives you a solid full body workout through. If someone has issues on their backside with barbell DL, then hex is a good alternative and I would encourage them if they can use the low handles to engage as much ROM and muscles as possible. You would be amazed how many people do not know you can use the low handles. I had a much younger "bro" tell me once it was upside down and I was lifting wrong not using the handles.

It is ok to go both ways, just saying.

Except Sumo, that is just straight up gay.

This squat study seems relevant to this discussion, it's studying squat depth. LINK

Here is a video discussing the study for the illiterate folks here
LINK