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Including the bar??

  • 05-03-2008 1:34pm
    #1
    Baldie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭


    Does everyone include the weight of the bar with there squats, bench press, deadlifts etc?

    I don't, I always just count up the plates.

    I've heard of some lads in my gym saying they are llifting 70kg. But when I look on the bar there is only 50kgs of plates on it.

    Which is right?


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  • #2
    WHIP IT!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    Include the bar - 20kg for an Oly bar... very happy day for me when I realised you were supposed to include the bar when talking about weightlifting...


  • #3
    crotalus667
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭crotalus667


    WHIP IT! wrote: »
    Include the bar - 20kg for an Oly bar... very happy day for me when I realised you were supposed to include the bar when talking about weightlifting...

    I will second that ,


  • #4
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Bars vary in weight, it can be dangerous not to include it. I can see no logic to not including it for that reason.

    If you had a hollow 2kg bar at home and 50kg plates, and went to a gym and put 50kg on a 20kg bar you could be a dead man.

    What did you start out curling anyway, -5kg?;)

    And the pre-emptive answer to the second question is- it is the maximum weight they can lift for one single repetition, not 6. not 8 one, unless otherwise stated..


  • #5
    Baldie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭Baldie


    Looks like that question has been answered.

    Now to go away and adjust the weights on my programme, and boost me ego! :D:D:D:D:D


  • #6
    WHIP IT!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    Baldie wrote: »
    Looks like that question has been answered.

    Now to go away and adjust the weights on my programme, and boost me ego! :D:D:D:D:D

    Yep, that was a good day too... precious memories...


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  • #7
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Baldie wrote: »
    Looks like that question has been answered.

    Now to go away and adjust the weights on my programme, and boost me ego! :D:D:D:D:D
    That is another reason to change, it can affect some programmes. e.g if a programme is recommending an increase of 5% in weight per month or something.

    If you were curling a bar with 10kg of plates, then it is 30kg. An increase to 20kg of plates would be 40kg a 33% increase, while if only looking at the plates it is a 100% increase.


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