Things To Do With a Barbell

Art · 12-30-2003, 11:21 PM

Hi Guys,
I just invested in a straight barbell and 2x10Kg plates in addition
to the dumbells I already have here.
I know what to do with the dumbells, but aside from bicep curls,
I'm looking for some hints with barbell excersises.

Are there any graphic instructions on the net?
I find names of heaps of excersises, but it's hard to follow a
text description of the tecniques....

Also.. I was thinking of approaching someone at the gym to
teach me some stuff... would it be considered rude to ask a
stranger for advice??
Cheers, Art.

PreMier · 12-30-2003, 11:24 PM

Well, just like you said, its hard to explain in text. If I were you I would ask someone at the gym. Any respecting person should not take it as rud when you ask this. If they are rude however you dont want advice from them anyway. You could also ask a trainer for a few pointers and im sure they would be happy to help.

**Mudge** · 12-30-2003, 11:36 PM

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

Art · 12-30-2003, 11:48 PM

Thanx Guys

I guess a bench is going to come in handy at some stage.
... I want to get some basic stuff together for when the gym
is closed (or on restricted hours like it is today

).

That site is great thanx Mudge! elicits my need for a bench

Art.

**Mudge** · 12-31-2003, 12:20 AM

Certainly for the chest the bench will come in handy, pushups just wont cut it.

**P-funk** · 12-31-2003, 06:28 AM

Standing overhead barbell press
Bnet over barbell rows
deadlifts
straight leg deadlifts
squats
barbell hack squats
barbell lunges
barbell step ups
skull crushers
Pretty much anything you do with the dumbells can be dome with the barbell.

Yanick · 12-31-2003, 10:10 AM

Asking someone at the gym is a pretty risky idea if you ask me. I'd say about 90% of the people in my gym are pretty stupid and have horrible form on the exercises that i see them do (yes, even the hyoooge guys and the personal trainers).

plouffe · 12-31-2003, 11:38 AM

Hack Squat -- Holding the barbell behind you and performing a squat movement.

Dante B. · 12-31-2003, 02:40 PM

The barbell hack is an awesome, and sadly forgotten lift. If you don't have a cage/rack, but still wish to do heavy lifting for your quads, they're absolutely splendid.

The problem with barbell lunges, if you don't have a cage/rack, is that you may eventually be able to lunge more weight than you can clean into a starting position.

For that, stand over the bar---horizontally placed----and put one foot over the bar with the other behind; lunge with the forward leg.

Power and hanging cleans are also excellent.

maddog1 · 12-31-2003, 02:47 PM

You can ask at the gym, since you are an Aussie and you guys are a bit more accomodating than us Yanks.

Art · 12-31-2003, 06:01 PM

Perhaps I will compliment someone, and then they will help me.
like find someone with good physique and say
"Hey you look like you know what you're doing, could you help me
with this?"
The only problem I see is if they don't like their workout interrupted.
Maybe if I catch then on the way in or out....

Thanx Guys,
At least now I know some excersises to ask about.
Cheers,
Art.

Arthur2004 · 01-01-2004, 05:25 AM

weapon

12-30-2003, 11:21 PM	#1
Art As Vein As The Next Guy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 123 Photos: 8	Things To Do With a Barbell BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Hi Guys, I just invested in a straight barbell and 2x10Kg plates in addition to the dumbells I already have here. I know what to do with the dumbells, but aside from bicep curls, I'm looking for some hints with barbell excersises. Are there any graphic instructions on the net? I find names of heaps of excersises, but it's hard to follow a text description of the tecniques.... Also.. I was thinking of approaching someone at the gym to teach me some stuff... would it be considered rude to ask a stranger for advice?? Cheers, Art.
	If not actually, then potentially. http://www.freewebs.com/defxev/

12-30-2003, 11:24 PM	#2
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,018 Photos: 1	Well, just like you said, its hard to explain in text. If I were you I would ask someone at the gym. Any respecting person should not take it as rud when you ask this. If they are rude however you dont want advice from them anyway. You could also ask a trainer for a few pointers and im sure they would be happy to help.
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

12-30-2003, 11:36 PM	#3
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,948 Photos: 1	http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
	Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks

12-30-2003, 11:48 PM	#4
Art As Vein As The Next Guy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 123 Photos: 8	Thanx Guys I guess a bench is going to come in handy at some stage. ... I want to get some basic stuff together for when the gym is closed (or on restricted hours like it is today ). That site is great thanx Mudge! elicits my need for a bench Art.
	If not actually, then potentially. http://www.freewebs.com/defxev/

12-31-2003, 12:20 AM	#5
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,948 Photos: 1	Certainly for the chest the bench will come in handy, pushups just wont cut it.
	Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks

12-31-2003, 06:28 AM	#6
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,234	Standing overhead barbell press Bnet over barbell rows deadlifts straight leg deadlifts squats barbell hack squats barbell lunges barbell step ups skull crushers Pretty much anything you do with the dumbells can be dome with the barbell.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

12-31-2003, 10:10 AM	#7
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,798	Asking someone at the gym is a pretty risky idea if you ask me. I'd say about 90% of the people in my gym are pretty stupid and have horrible form on the exercises that i see them do (yes, even the hyoooge guys and the personal trainers).
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,798	"...we have to remember that training is a complicated dance of stimuli and response. Our goal is to understand how to manipulate the stimuli in order to evoke the responses we desire." -Nathan J. Polenchek

12-31-2003, 11:38 AM	#8
plouffe is bulking Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,786 Photos: 6	Hack Squat -- Holding the barbell behind you and performing a squat movement.
	These are my favorite faces : - - - Personal Bests: Bench - 235 Deadlift - 315 X 17 Squat - 315 X 11 40 yrd. - 4.65

12-31-2003, 02:40 PM	#9
Dante B. Non Compost Mentis Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix Posts: 598 Photos: 8	The barbell hack is an awesome, and sadly forgotten lift. If you don't have a cage/rack, but still wish to do heavy lifting for your quads, they're absolutely splendid. The problem with barbell lunges, if you don't have a cage/rack, is that you may eventually be able to lunge more weight than you can clean into a starting position. For that, stand over the bar---horizontally placed----and put one foot over the bar with the other behind; lunge with the forward leg. Power and hanging cleans are also excellent.
	Not to see many things, not to hear many things, not to permit many things to come close - first imperative of prudence, first proof that one is no mere accident but a necessity. Friedrich Nietzsche - Ecce Homo

12-31-2003, 02:47 PM	#10
maddog1 Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 313	You can ask at the gym, since you are an Aussie and you guys are a bit more accomodating than us Yanks.
	Success is measured not by the position that one has reached in life, rather by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed. Booker T. Washington

12-31-2003, 06:01 PM	#11
Art As Vein As The Next Guy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 123 Photos: 8	Perhaps I will compliment someone, and then they will help me. like find someone with good physique and say "Hey you look like you know what you're doing, could you help me with this?" The only problem I see is if they don't like their workout interrupted. Maybe if I catch then on the way in or out.... Thanx Guys, At least now I know some excersises to ask about. Cheers, Art.
	If not actually, then potentially. http://www.freewebs.com/defxev/

01-01-2004, 05:25 AM	#12
Arthur2004 Phat Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 265 Photos: 8	weapon
	Kool Pic i took with my Camera of me flexing

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode