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The Open Trap Bar is one of the most versatile barbells to have in your gym. Smoother pulls and being easy to load gives you an unmatched deadlift experience.
“What a great bar! It’s well-designed, solidly constructed, and expertly finished. I love the dual handles and the built-in jacks.” – Michael P.
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The Trap Bar often called a Hex Bar, is one of the best specialty bars for building strength and developing power in the deadlift.
Our latest in-house designed model has three core benefits that will make training with your new trap bar a dream. Want to learn more about specialty bars? Then read our article: Best Specialty Barbells for Strength Training.
We firmly believe that if it’s a barbell, the sleeves should rotate. Unlike almost any other trap bar on the market, our trap bar features rotating sleeves. To keep the bar more compact for both storage and shipping, the sleeves are a little shorter than full-length barbell sleeves; however, the plate block has been made extra thin, allowing for a full 7 B.o.S.45lb iron plates to be loaded on each side. Fit even more calibrated plates with a maximum weight of 700lbs.
A feature never seen before on a home gym hex bar, and is usually reserved for abhorrently expensive models. The Bells of Steel Open-Ended Trap Bar has a pair of built-in bar jacks. By rotating the bar vertically like a lever until it’s sitting on the feet of the jacks, the weight plates end up mere inches from the floor. This allows you to add and remove plates with total ease. The entire process is effortless; no longer will your trap bar be neglected and left on the sidelines simply because of the time and effort required to load and unload the bar.
This ingenious design offers several benefits over the traditional, closed-frame design. The most important of these being access to far more movements than before. By opening up the front end of the bar, it is now possible to use your trap bar for split squats, Romanian deadlifts, weighted carries, lunges, and more, while still being perfectly balanced for your deadlifts and shrugs.
We firmly believe that if it’s a barbell, the sleeves should rotate. Unlike almost any other trap bar on the market, our trap bar features rotating sleeves. To keep the bar more compact for both storage and shipping, the sleeves are a little shorter than full-length barbell sleeves; however, the plate block has been made extra thin, allowing for a full 7 B.o.S.45lb iron plates to be loaded on each side. Fit even more calibrated plates with a maximum weight of 700lbs.
As reviewed on garage-gyms.com
| Weight | 47lbs / 21kg |
| Length | 59" / 1500mm |
| Width | 22.2" / 565mm |
| Heigth | 4.8" / 124mm |
| Handle Sleeves Diameter | 1.9" / 50mm |
| Warrantied Weight | 700lbs / 318kg |
It is considered by many to be both superior and safer than deadlifting with a traditional straight bar, as the load is centred and more balanced with a Trap Bar, which puts much less stress on the spine.
Here are just a few reasons why it should be your go-to specialty barbell:
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The trap bar/ hex bar has a 28mm diameter and a 1,500mm/59.1″ length.
The hex bar/ trap bar weighs 21.3kg/47lbs.
The trap bar/ hex bar has a black oxide coated shaft, with white zinc coated sleeves.
Yes, regular 2-inch collars and Olympic weight plates will fit this trap bar/ hex bar.
*A decimal means that additional smaller plates may also fit on top of the listed number of 45s, but not another full 45lb plate.
An open trap bar is a specialty bar that is primarily used by weight lifters and exercise enthusiasts to improve deadlift strength and power. It is made out of bars bent into angles and welded together to form a hexagonal shape. The hexagon features two large handles welded in the middle and an open-framed design that allows you to step in the middle and pick it up by the handles.
Open trap bars are worth it. It can help you get more workout variations, especially when training general movement patterns for heavier straight bar lifts.
The trap bar/ hex bar has a 700lb capacity.
Typically, trap bars have extra long sleeves. Our trap bar/ hex bar has standard barbell sleeves in order to cut down on shipping costs and make the bar more affordable.
In the box, you’ll find the barbell itself and a generous coating of oil in order to minimize oxidation during shipping.
Covered under our Limited Lifetime Warranty guarantees that your bar will not bend under normal use, and protects against defects in material, function and workmanship.
Open trap bars are best used when you are learning to lift because they are user-friendly, can help with positioning and teach you about proper leg drive. It is designed to help minimize the amount of stress placed on the lumbar region of the spine. If you’re someone who wants to practice deadlifts but doesn’t want to put too much stress on your back because of an injury, or if you’re an athlete looking to build explosive strength movements, the open trap bar is the way to go.
Both conventional and trap bar deadlifts have many benefits. The hamstrings and spinal erectors are more activated in the traditional deadlift, whereas the quadriceps are more activated in the trap bar deadlift. Because of its design, the trap bar deadlift is slightly simpler to accomplish. It’s also easier to teach, has less shear force on the spine, and is safer to perform for MOST athletes.
The trap bar deadlift produces far more power than the traditional squat and deadlift, which is one of the most effective exercises in improving athletic performance. An athlete can easily lift weights, and move the bar quicker in a more explosive manner for any given load while reducing the risk of injury. It helps athletes develop powerful traps, back, grip, and core muscles.
USI use this bar for deadlifts and shrugs. The neutral grip is much easier on my old man shoulders.
HI Richard, Thank you so much for reviewing our open trap bar today. We are glad you have enjoyed this piece and we hope to see you again soon. Sincerely, The BoS team
United StatesI’ve had this for over a year in my garage, use it regularly, and it is in excellent shape. No rust, the finish and the stand rubber have held up well. The built in jack works great. 2 different handle heights, both knurled. I love this for Romanian deadlifts, but it is very versatile. This holds more weight than I will ever lift, and I have never wanted to rack a hex bar. I could fit 5 of my rubber grip 45s on each sleeve with a spring collar. The smaller size makes storage much easier in my small space. You can see in the photo I hang mine on the wall. If you want to deadlift over 500 with bumpers, or for some reason rack it, then obviously you should get a bigger hex bar.
Hi there, Thank you for reviewing our hex bar today. We are glad to hear you have enjoyed your new trap bar and we hope to see you again soon. Yours in strength, The BoS team
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