06/08/2026
The #1 gym lift I’d never let a golfer skip 👇
Force plate research on elite players shows the best in the world push 170% of their bodyweight into the ground through their lead foot at impact. Long drive guys? 250–300%. That’s not a “nice to have” that’s the engine behind every yard of carry.
Here’s why the trap bar deadlift builds that engine better than almost anything else:
It trains vertical thrust the same triple extension pattern you fire in transition and through impact.
It loads the full posterior chain glutes, hammies, quads the exact muscles that drive ground reaction force in the swing.
It’s significantly safer on the lumbar spine than a conventional deadlift because the load sits in line with your body, not in front of it.
Strength is the base. Without it, your med ball throws, your Olympic lifts, and your speed training have nothing to express.
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