Mark Rippetoe "Why the Trap Bar is Completely Useless" - Reaction

1 year ago
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This is a reaction to Mark Rippetoe's video citing that the Trap Bar is useless. It is commentary on Mark's opinions and falls under fair use guidelines.

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00:00 Intro
01:00 Useless Piece of Junk
02:34 You Can't Deadlift A Trap Bar
04:15 Heavy TBDs Are Dangerous
05:15 Unstable Lockout
07:55 Deadlifting in Squat Shoes
09:23 More Lockout Ranting
10:05 Controlled Instability Is Bad
10:50 The Trap Bar Swings Back and Forth
13:46 Mark Nullifying His Argument
14:48 Wow..
16:53 Put Your Back Into It?
22:44 Form Is Impossible to Reproduce?
28:12 Deadlifts Are For Training Back
29:35 Just Squat!
30:37 Falling Down
34:00 Powerlifting Dogma?
35:45 The Grip Situation
37:00 You Can Pull More With Conventional
38:37 Trap Bar Wobbling Out of CONTROL
39:55 INSTABILITY ALERT
40:30 Conclusion

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