[Frostwick]

Originally Posted by KM

Cosign! Right-o.

It's (in my point of view) two different exercises, emphasizing different fibers primarily/secondarily. Straight bar or hex-bar, deadlifts are still a hip, glute, ham dominant exercise. Lower back (as said about body angling) and the lumbar have more of a stabilizing, secondary role.

The only thing I disagree with about the video aside from the lack of free weights is that the hex-bar specifically targets the lower body more than a barbell deadlift.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

dead on bro, it dose reduce the risk of injury, but so dose lowering the weight on a reg dead

[Foogoof]

Originally Posted by Frostwick

to me it looks like he is just doing a squat, emphasizing the quads over the low back, ham strings, and upper back

idk, if it works for him, do it, but i would never use a hex bar over a stright bar

oh of course man, id never use the hex bar either, and do u or anyone know if the back is worked less, more or equal using his form on a straight bar compared to the traditional form with lowered weight?

[Frostwick]

Originally Posted by Foogoof

oh of course man, id never use the hex bar either, and do u or anyone know if the back is worked less, more or equal using his form on a straight bar compared to the traditional form with lowered weight?

i just think with a regular deadlift you are leaning much farther over so you have to hold your arms back and keep them from getting pulled out of socket lol

with a trap bar i see it like your doing a squat, but holding the bar in your hands instead of on your back, so i see it more as a quad/glute lift than a ham/glute/back lift

but i could be totally wrong