For American football
For American football, trap bar deadlift rates higher on our research criteria: more injury protection.
Both are good choices that build different things for American football, so a plan can use both.
The research score comes from these, scored by hand from the studies. Lifter scores appear once an exercise has 10 ratings. How scores work
Hang Power Clean. The same explosive pull, quicker to learn than the full clean.
Trap Bar Deadlift. Heavy leg and hip strength with a lower learning curve than the barbell deadlift.
For functional fitness, hang power clean rates higher on our research criteria: more carry-over to functional fitness. Trap bar deadlift does more to prevent injuries.
For soccer, trap bar deadlift rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection.
For basketball, trap bar deadlift rates well ahead on our research criteria: more injury protection.
For American football, trap bar deadlift rates higher on our research criteria: more injury protection. Both are good choices that build different things for American football, so a plan can use both.
Trap bar deadlift is easier: it’s easy to learn, while hang power clean needs coaching.
Hang power clean needs a barbell, so for most people it’s a gym exercise. Trap bar deadlift needs a trap bar, so for most people it’s a gym exercise.
Trap bar deadlift: it rates Good for injury protection in our research rubric, against Fair for hang power clean.