[quote]Fulmen wrote:
Tiribulus wrote:
My trap bar has the raised handles and it’s very hard to balance upside down. However, right side up it’s one of my favorite pieces of equipment. Much more versatile than some might assume. I use the handle holes in the plates for wide grip rows and deads/squats for instance. Not to mention regular bent over rows and some other creative stuff.
Yea, but you can do that with a barbell and what not. I think they’re a waste of money, but whatever floats my boat may sink yours.
Eh…Go Wings?[/quote]
An olympic bar is too long to get any ROM, at least for me, but your maritime saying is quite true. I gotta tell ya though man, I don’t know how much you’ve messed with them actually, but I couldn’t live without mine now. I even use it on occasion for neutral medium grip benches.
Yeah, my beloved Wings went from flat lined to pulling off the win after giving me a peptic ulcer through the first period.
[quote]Modi wrote:
Tiribulus wrote:
If that bar is even half ass strong it’s a steal at 140 clams. Out of Stock though. My wife paid 150 or 160 for mine. It’s rated for 600 pounds.
Tirib,
I actually have the other one that they sell for $129 (the Super Deadlift Bar). I’ve had 400-500lbs on there on a number of occasions without any problems. The only problem is that the raised handles rotate, so it is damn near impossible to pull heavy with it, that’s why I flip that one over.
There stuff is pretty decent, and if it’s out of stock, it only takes a week or so before they have it back in stock.[/quote]
Unless you have the strongest grip in history huh? I wonder why they designed it like that? Good link. It’s surprising how you can get pretty decent shit for halfway sane prices.
Before I started building my gym I just assumed training equipment would be way out there price wise. Of course the top shelf stuff is and rightly so, but good quality midrange pieces are pretty reasonable.
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
Trap bars are actually pretty good to do neutral grip military presses on, almost like a log press. Just a thought.[/quote]
[quote]Dirty Tiger wrote:
Take a look at Modi’s pic of the fine young woman using the trap bar and then look at the woman in the 4/28 Powerful Image (blue tank top)
It almost looks like the same person.[/quote]
Excellent point. Uh, make that two excellent and well defined points.
