Trap Bar Romanian Deadlift…

No time to make it to the gym today. Luckily, I have everything I need at home. 

Trap Bar RDL - 10x10 @ 185lbs 

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Targeted Muscles: “When you do a trap bar deadlift, the muscle recruitment pattern is actually very similar to a squat. Your quads are the primary movers along with your hamstrings and glutes.

Now when performing a trap bar RDL, your quads still have to work to get the bar off the ground for the first rep but for the rest of the set, the load is on your posterior chain.

In essence, you can think of trap bar deadlifts as working your entire leg and back while trap bar RDLs will primarily target your posterior chain”. - Fit Dominium

AVG HR - 119 BPM

MAX HR - 156 BPM

Trap Bar Romanian Deadlift…

10x10 @ 155lbs 

“If you want your workouts to be efficient, you should prioritize exercises that work multiple muscle groups at once — your ever-so-valuable compound lifts.

While all deadlifts fall under this category, many pulls place a serious amount of stress onto your posterior chain and leave your legs (specifically, your quadriceps) out to dry.

The technique of the trap bar deadlift balances the lifting demand between your legs and back. Not only does this broad allocation of tension help you lift more weight, it also ensures that you’re working a larger amount of your lower body at once. This helps guarantee that you’re covering your bases during a brief (but intense) workout.

One of the most beneficial and challenging aspects of any deadlift involves how much of your musculature it calls to action. The trap bar deadlift will, quite literally, challenge you from head to toe. However, these muscles are the major players that make the magic happen: Glutes, Hamstrings,

Lower Back, Quadriceps and Abdominals and Obliques”. - Barbend 

AVG HR - 125 BPM

MAX HR - 149 BPM