the gerard trap bar

***TheCrazyCal*** · 07-09-2005, 07:07 PM

does anyone else use a trap/shrug bar for their squat/deadlifts?does anyone else do 20 rep sets,rest pause style?very,very hard work,but very,very effective-imo.

Nick500 · 07-09-2005, 09:18 PM

imo the bar is too short. can't fit enough weights on, and too weird centre of gravity, hard to balance.

nick

***TheCrazyCal*** · 07-09-2005, 10:26 PM

you can lift alot!they`re good to use if you have a back problem -i do prefer a straight bar fo stiff legs-i notice the balance then.

Anonymous · 08-09-2005, 12:16 AM

you got a pic of the gerard trap bar

never heard of one before

***TheCrazyCal*** · 08-09-2005, 12:44 AM

it`s a hexagon shaped bar which you stand inside of(the bar itself is round),with a bar sticking out each side to load the weights onto-its like a lollipop with 2 sticks-it has handles(6"steel bar)welded on to the inside(parallel to each other)-there are pics of them in "beyond brawn"-stuart mcrobert -invented by al gerard-possibly in the fifties(my mums got the book at the mo!)mine cost150-well worth as i hadnt been able to squats or deadlifts for 3 years-because your arms are by you sides rather than in front of you,or the weight is above you- it`s easier on your back-well worth it .

Anonymous · 08-09-2005, 12:57 AM

ah yeah i no what you mean, sounds expensive,

where did you get it?

cheers

***TheCrazyCal*** · 16-11-2005, 10:35 PM

finally got my book back-plenty of bars on the web,but this is where i got mine in the uk -watson gym equipment,unit 8,washington rd,west wiltshire trading estate,wiltshire---01373 859617-www.gymequipment.uk.com

i`m slow, but i get there in the end

07-09-2005, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
*TheCrazyCal* Illuminatti Muscle Chat Management Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norwich Personal Training Posts: 5,489 Rep Power:	the gerard trap bar does anyone else use a trap/shrug bar for their squat/deadlifts?does anyone else do 20 rep sets,rest pause style?very,very hard work,but very,very effective-imo. ______________________ einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know. www.englishmuscle.co.uk www.extremenutrition.co.uk www.needles-r-us.co.uk

07-09-2005, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nick500 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,228 Rep Power:	imo the bar is too short. can't fit enough weights on, and too weird centre of gravity, hard to balance. nick ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication -

07-09-2005, 10:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
*TheCrazyCal* Illuminatti Muscle Chat Management Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norwich Personal Training Posts: 5,489 Rep Power:	you can lift alot!they`re good to use if you have a back problem -i do prefer a straight bar fo stiff legs-i notice the balance then. ______________________ einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know. www.englishmuscle.co.uk www.extremenutrition.co.uk www.needles-r-us.co.uk

08-09-2005, 12:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
*TheCrazyCal* Illuminatti Muscle Chat Management Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norwich Personal Training Posts: 5,489 Rep Power:	it`s a hexagon shaped bar which you stand inside of(the bar itself is round),with a bar sticking out each side to load the weights onto-its like a lollipop with 2 sticks-it has handles(6"steel bar)welded on to the inside(parallel to each other)-there are pics of them in "beyond brawn"-stuart mcrobert -invented by al gerard-possibly in the fifties(my mums got the book at the mo!)mine cost150-well worth as i hadnt been able to squats or deadlifts for 3 years-because your arms are by you sides rather than in front of you,or the weight is above you- it`s easier on your back-well worth it . ______________________ einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know. www.englishmuscle.co.uk www.extremenutrition.co.uk www.needles-r-us.co.uk

16-11-2005, 10:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
*TheCrazyCal* Illuminatti Muscle Chat Management Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norwich Personal Training Posts: 5,489 Rep Power:	finally got my book back-plenty of bars on the web,but this is where i got mine in the uk -watson gym equipment,unit 8,washington rd,west wiltshire trading estate,wiltshire---01373 859617-www.gymequipment.uk.com i`m slow, but i get there in the end

08-09-2005, 12:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	you got a pic of the gerard trap bar never heard of one before

08-09-2005, 12:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	ah yeah i no what you mean, sounds expensive, where did you get it? cheers

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