Tip: Do the Trap-Bar Press

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Tip: Do the Trap-Bar Press

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<h2 class="article-detail">This dead-stop press, along with the trap-bar push press, will blast your shoulders. Here's how to do them.</h2>
<div class="article-detail-byline"><span class="byline">by <a href="https://www.t-nation.com/all-articles/authors/ben-bruno">Ben Bruno</a> |</span> <span class="timeStamp3">02/05/16</span></div>
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<p>While the trap bar is generally thought of as a tool for lower-body work, it can also work well for pressing movements. Due to the handle angle, it serves as a great shoulder and elbow-safe alternative to barbell pressing. This is especially true with the versatile <a href="https://biotest.t-nation.com/products/dead-squat-bar"><span>Dead-Squat™ Bar</span></a>.</p>
<p>For overhead pressing, it works best to start with the bar on the pins in a power rack and perform each rep from a dead stop. The pins should be set anywhere from your traps to the top of your head, depending on your shoulder mobility and how you like doing your presses.</p>
<h4>Trap Bar Shoulder Press</h4>
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<p>If you want to use more leg drive and turn it into a push press, just set the pins a little lower.</p>
<h4>Trap Bar Push Press</h4>
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<p>One nice thing about this is that you don't have to worry about moving your head out of the way of the bar like you do with most overhead press variations.</p>
<h4><a href="https://www.t-nation.com/training/unconventional-trap-bar-exercises">Related:  More Trap Bar Exercises</a></h4>
<h4><a href="https://biotest.t-nation.com/products/dead-squat-bar">Related:  More on the Dead-Squat™ Bar</a></h4>
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badass_vinch

Mahirap to iset up pag hindi standard yung cage at trapbar. Ginawako na to dati mano mano kasi walang cage. Masarap sa delts and less strain sa RC compared sa traditional OHP variations. Hindi ka nga lang makakapag max out sa weight kung walang cage or blocks.

riddler

badass_vinch wrote:

Mahirap to iset up pag hindi standard yung cage at trapbar. Ginawako na to dati mano mano kasi walang cage. Masarap sa delts and less strain sa RC compared sa traditional OHP variations. Hindi ka nga lang makakapag max out sa weight kung walang cage or blocks.

I agree with this especially with the less strain on the rotator cuff. Mas safe talaga ang neutral/parallel grip sa shoulders. Halos lahat ng DB pressing and pulling exercises ko ngayon puro neutral grip na ginagawa ko except for barbells and my shoulders are much more healthier.