It's hexagonal. It's almost too clunky to pull out of the bar holder in the gym. And it has a huge space in between that most people don't know what to do with. Well, say hello to the trap bar, also known, owing to its shape, as the hex bar. The credit for creating the trap bar goes to weightlifter Al Gerard owing to a lower back injury he was suffering from. According to Oldtimesstrongman.com, a website that documents stories of powerlifters from the past, the trap bar came to be in the mid 1980s. And if tales are to be believed, Gerard managed to deadlift 725 lbs (454kg) using the trap bar.
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