Weight of Olympic Bars and Bar Diameters

fmiceli · 01-16-2005, 06:42 AM

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.

gwcaton · 01-16-2005, 06:57 AM

I 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.

JerseyDevil · 01-17-2005, 04:53 AM

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.

**Mudge** · 01-18-2005, 11:22 AM

There are bars going close to 100 pounds, a typical bar is close enough to 45 that is what I use always.

When you are talking about moving 200-500 pounds around, 1.5 pounds is hardly going to make a difference when world records aren't involved.

01-16-2005, 06:42 AM	#1
fmiceli Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 14 Blog Entries: 1	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.

01-16-2005, 06:57 AM	#2
gwcaton Lookin' for abs ! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: central missouri Posts: 9,271 Photos: 28	I 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.
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01-17-2005, 04:53 AM	#3
JerseyDevil GO Buckeyes! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern, NJ Posts: 5,180	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.