# @kellstone35 on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-22T16:48:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kelly Stone, DPT, CSCS, Pn1 (@kellstone35) — https://gondola.cc/kellstone35

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The trap bar deadlift isn’t just the “beginner” version of a deadlift. 👀

There are several situations where I may actually prefer it over a conventional deadlift — especially when working with athletes or someone returning to training after an injury.

Here are 5 reasons you might want to make the switch:

1️⃣ Returning from an injury
The trap bar can be a useful way to gradually reintroduce loaded lower-body strengthening and hinging while changing the demands placed on the body. Your specific exercise selection should always depend on the injury, stage of recovery and individual tolerance.

2️⃣ More quad involvement
The trap bar setup generally allows for more knee flexion and a more upright torso, which can shift some of the demand toward the quads and off of the low back.

3️⃣ Athletic development
You can train heavy hip, knee and ankle extension — all important for producing force in sport. Sometimes a heavy conventional deadlift isn’t worth the risk if you don’t have the time to train and build it up properly. 

4️⃣ Heavy strength work
It’s an excellent tool for progressively loading the deadlift pattern and developing total-body strength. 

5️⃣ Conventional just doesn’t feel great
Exercise selection doesn’t have to be about finding the one “correct” variation. If a trap bar deadlift allows you to train consistently, progress and tolerate the movement better, that’s a pretty good reason to use it.

And here’s the important part:

You don’t have to stop conventional deadlifting forever.

Sometimes the goal is simply to find the variation that allows you to train effectively right now, then progress from there.

As a physical therapist AND strength coach, I care much less about whether an exercise is considered the “best” and much more about whether it’s appropriate for you, your goals and where you’re at in your training. This isn’t a knock on a conventional deadlift. They have their time and place. 

Save this for your next lower-body session and send it to someone who needs to hear that there isn’t only one way to deadlift. 💪

#Deadlift #StrengthTraining #PhysicalTherapy

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