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Old 23-06-2008, 10:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i really didnt want to start a new thread for this but the key words are to popular for a search so im having no luck

just curious on the weights of olympic bars such as the EZ bar and the tricep (rectangle) bar

im guessing 10kg

i know the standard bench bar is 20kg

but as ive started using the tricep bar today im unsure of my total lifts

also the weight of the smith machine bar im guessing also 20kg

i know of course its not going to be a 'real' 20kg as its supported, but i mean thats fine as my current log states my lifts and what machine or free weights im using

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Old 24-06-2008, 03:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Bar weights
Standard Tricep bar = 34 " and weighs
7.71107029 kilograms


Standard EZ Curl bar = 48 " and weighs
8.16466266 kilograms

Edit: As far as the Smith Machine goes, I can't really get a solid answer. Some say 35 lbs, 15 lbs, 20 lbs ... I believe the Smith Machines at my gym are 15 lbs. I didn't bother converting these to kilograms.
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Re: Bar weights
Just something to bear in mind too

Even with straight bars that are on the benches, it depends on the gym as to what they have. Virgin here only have 12kilo ones and I see people counting them as an olympic (20kilos)...you also get olympus which are 15kilos and slightly shorter than the 7foot olympics
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Old 24-06-2008, 12:04 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Bar weights
I dont actually count the weight in the bars...
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Standard Tricep bar = 34 " and weighs
7.71107029 kilograms


Standard EZ Curl bar = 48 " and weighs
8.16466266 kilograms

Edit: As far as the Smith Machine goes, I can't really get a solid answer. Some say 35 lbs, 15 lbs, 20 lbs ... I believe the Smith Machines at my gym are 15 lbs. I didn't bother converting these to kilograms.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Sure you used enough decimal places?

You do have to watch the length of the E-Z curl bars, they do vary in length.

I think we have two or three lengths in my gym.
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We've got a 30 or 35kg bench bar at the gym that quite frankly, scares me. Pointless input... check!
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Oh yeah, and JawD I just found myself staring vacantly at your avatar for a good few seconds longer than I realised!
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Oh yeah, and JawD I just found myself staring vacantly at your avatar for a good few seconds longer than I realised!
Yes I started at it for a while just to see if I could see the point where it looped

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Re: Bar weights
cheers for this thread mate i have always counted ez bars as 10kg, doh... gutted
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Re: Bar weights
cheers fellas!

i like to know the bar weight in general because as mentioned, it varies between gyms so you cant always lift the same amount of plates
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LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Sure you used enough decimal places?

You do have to watch the length of the E-Z curl bars, they do vary in length.

I think we have two or three lengths in my gym.
Haha, I just go to google and go x pounds to kilograms and then copy paste the output; I'm not sure how you guys/gals over there in the UK handle rounding Kilos. Like, 7.8 kilos would be rounded to 8 kilos ? Only reason I ask is because kilo is a bigger number than a pound and as such I didn't know if your rounding 'practices' were a bit stricter; so I just copy paste it all out :P.
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Re: Bar weights
Well I have a thick 7ft bar (2" and a bit) thats 35kg that looks evil but its good for overhead work and grip.

If i had bigger hands i would have got a 3" bar but you need to have masive hands to use that. (that would have worked out around 50kg PMSL what a mans bar!) I beleve thats what apolons orignal axle was when you consider how thick his chalange bar was you can see why so few could lift his kit it was just so hard to grip.
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