Description
- Bar Weight: 50 lbs
- Weight Capacity: 750 lbs
- Sleeve Length: 10″ loadable sleeve length
- Handle Type: Dual, knurled handles (high and low, 6″ difference)
- Compatibility: Fits standard 2″ Olympic plates
- HGM Take: We love the Trap Bar for athletes who know they need to get a lot stronger, but don’t want lifting to distract them from their sport, or want to lift heavy with meaningfully less lumbar shear than is found in the conventional deadlift. These advantages are particularly relevant for team sport athletes and for runners. We like Sunny Health’s offer the most because it’s a “buy it for life” bar at a price point that undercuts the high-end competition.Many brands offer a similar design: roughly 10″ sleeves, chrome steel, two height handles with knurling, and smooth edges in the hexagonal frame. This design is most commonly rated at a 700lb capacity, which you are unlikely to probe unless you’re already a strength athlete. We envision most athletes starting off with either a 25 or 45lb plate on each side, and working up from there, and likely topping out in the mid-300’s. The dual handles are a key feature for athletes, allowing you to use the high handles for a shorter, easier range of motion when starting out, and the low handles to increase the challenge as your technique and strength improve. The lower handles more closely resemble the conventional deadlift, and thus will be more of a hip hinge movement that activates the posterior chain (whereas the high handles can feel like a half squat).
Sunny manages to deliver this level of quality at a more competitive price, making it the smartest investment for a non-lifter athlete who wants to really strengthen their legs and core at home.
