Reply With QuoteI checked a few sites that sell Oly bars and they range from 43.5 to 45 lbs so I think that all are concidered 45 lbs for simplicity.
Weight of Olympic Bars and Bar Diameters
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01-16-2005, 06:42 AM #1Registered User
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Weight of Olympic Bars and Bar Diameters
Hello Everyone,
What are the standard weights and diameters of olympic bars? I did a search and unless I am using the wrong key words, I cannot find the info.
I was told by someone in a gym that what I thought was a 45lb bar was acutally 43.5 lbs. Whats up with that?? I thought the bars were standardized. Also, there are bars with different diameters which is great for grip work but...how much do they weigh?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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At my old gym back in Ohio, I had a suspicion that some bars weighed more then others. So I weighed them. A couple of chrome ones weighed 40 lbs, one was almost 48 lbs, and all the others were 45.
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There are bars going close to 100 pounds, a typical bar is close enough to 45 that is what I use always.
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