[quote]alocubano1110 wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
OP - Grab a 45lb plate in one hand, the bar in the other, and see if you tilt.
good idea. im going to try this and also weigh the bar when i go to the gym today.[/quote]
I don’t think she was serious.
All bars weigh 45 pounds. I don’t care what kind of bar it is, or what it “really” weighs, it’s 45 pounds. It makes it easier for me to add.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
All bars weigh 45 pounds. I don’t care what kind of bar it is, or what it “really” weighs, it’s 45 pounds. It makes it easier for me to add.[/quote]
Haha so true. I’ve used plate loaded machines like hammer strength stuff a few times recently, and I always include a 20kg bar when I’m adding up the weight used. It was only after I thought about it that I realised I was being silly!
Plate loaded machines can really mess with your mind. But yea, every bar weighs 45 pounds.
[quote]Luca76PSU wrote:
Plate loaded machines can really mess with your mind. But yea, every bar weighs 45 pounds.[/quote]
thanks douche.
[quote]Synthetickiller wrote:
Right, I have a 20kg ivanko bar. It whips a lot. When you squat big, it feels like the bar is just wings on your back and you’re flapping your wings to take off!
(Well, not that bad, but its a nice visual)[/quote]
thats sick, i cant wait till i move serious weight and i get that. i feel it a bit on deads now, but i want that on squats. just the RAARHGG launching hte weight up so fast it bounces…
It actually kinda sucks, and can really throw off your set-up if it’s real bad. Maybe one day I’ll find a gym with a decently built squat bar.
[quote]alocubano1110 wrote:
Luca76PSU wrote:
Plate loaded machines can really mess with your mind. But yea, every bar weighs 45 pounds.
thanks douche.[/quote]
If you count every bar as 45 pounds, it can help you get stronger. If you treat all the weights the same then you can lift more weight with out having to work through any mental blocks. It’s a way you can hit PRs at meets too. But if you wanna go be a message board tough guy then by all means go for it. I’m gonna work on getting strong(er).
[quote]chrisarmes wrote:
It actually kinda sucks, and can really throw off your set-up if it’s real bad. Maybe one day I’ll find a gym with a decently built squat bar.[/quote]
I agree. I’ve shook the crappy generic bars in my commercial gym apart a couple of times when I’ve had to squat there.
[quote]Luca76PSU wrote:
alocubano1110 wrote:
Luca76PSU wrote:
Plate loaded machines can really mess with your mind. But yea, every bar weighs 45 pounds.
thanks douche.
If you count every bar as 45 pounds, it can help you get stronger. If you treat all the weights the same then you can lift more weight with out having to work through any mental blocks. It’s a way you can hit PRs at meets too. But if you wanna go be a message board tough guy then by all means go for it. I’m gonna work on getting strong(er).[/quote]
You’re right I still treat the bar as a 45 pounder.