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olympic bar weight??
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04-14-2005, 11:43 AM
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olympic bar weight??
ok this might be a stupid question....
but how much does an olympic bar(i think this is what they are called) weigh?? i`ve always done my weights at home with a normal bench set... but recently have been going to the gym at uni which has a good weights room and my bench press has decreased... so the difference has to be the bar its one of those big steel f**kers.. just wanna know so i can work out how much im actually lifting because i use my weights at home on the weekend and don`t wanna get mixed up!! any help appreciated |
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04-14-2005, 11:49 AM
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I probably bench less on a standard bar, because they are so thin it bites into my hands, its narrow, and it would wobble like crap.
Standard 6 foot, 25ish pounds Olympic 45 unless its a special bar (Texas Power etc) |
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04-14-2005, 12:31 PM
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Our High School bought new weights this year and we got the thicker bars. It has screwed all my lifts up a little but I am getting used to them and now I have a hard time with the regular sized olympic bars. I wonder if they weigh more?
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04-14-2005, 03:44 PM
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There was another thread about this issue. What was eventually determined was that the olympic bars generlly weigh somewhere between 40 and 47.5 pounds. A couple of the lifters in that thread weighed the bar to determine it's true weight.
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04-14-2005, 03:58 PM
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Oh devildog what are we going to do with you.
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