Barbell?

Blackie93

Ok i have 5kg dumbells that i got out of argos a while ago but i think its time to move to something more challenging.

i was looking at ez curl bars, are these good/ better than normal straight bars?
can anyone recomend a bar/ place to buy one?

thanks

EileenG

I'd go for the straight bar. They are more versitile than the EZ bar and often stronger.

Blackie93

Ok thanks!

Could you recomend a bar online somewhere or tell me what shop to look in?

Thanks.

squod

Blackie93 wrote: »

Could you recomend a bar online somewhere or tell me what shop to look in?

Argos, there's probably one near you that'll sell you a standard barbell/bumbell combo including workout charts.

If you want you could buy a pull-up bar for yourself in the same place.
But really consider buying a weight lifting belt. My favourite one has velcro and a
metal ring on it.

Swizz

Blackie93 wrote: »

Ok i have 5kg dumbells that i got out of argos a while ago but i think its time to move to something more challenging.

i was looking at ez curl bars, are these good/ better than normal straight bars?
can anyone recomend a bar/ place to buy one?

thanks

Argos have a 50KG set including a barbell and dumbell(decent quality) for €99.99

Blackie93

squod wrote: »

But really consider buying a weight lifting belt. My favourite one has velcro and a
metal ring on it.

What do weight lifting belts do?
Back support im guessing?
(Im a beginner!)

Thanks for the advice btw!

cardio,shoot me

Blackie dont get a weightlifting belt. Wait a while before you get onem and NEVER get a velcro one, they are known to fail. Id reccomend building up a stable core before getting a belt.

harperbd

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

Blackie dont get a weightlifting belt. Wait a while before you get onem and NEVER get a velcro one, they are known to fail. Id reccomend building up a stable core before getting a belt.

Yeah, a lot of experienced trainers recommend not using a belt until you build up a lot of experience, core strength and are starting to get onto much heavier weights. Not using a belt at the start can be better in long run

Alf Veedersane

harperbd wrote: »

Yeah, a lot of experienced trainers recommend not using a belt until you build up a lot of experience, core strength and are starting to get onto much heavier weights. Not using a belt at the start can be better in long run

They're probably experienced now...Or have 9 years more experience at least

harperbd

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

They're probably experienced now...Or have 9 years more experience at least

Yeah, with that much experience you’d expect to have built good core strength and graduated to heavier weights 👍