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How heavy a reg barbell is?

sandfox Posts: 1 Joined: 2003/07/28	2003/08/06, 07:50 AM Hey guys! I forgot how much does a reg barbell can weight. 45 pds? 40 pds? If you have a clue just let me know. Cheers, SandFox

k1972pat Posts: 154 Joined: 2003/06/10	2003/08/06, 08:01 AM An Olympic style barbell is 45 lbs.
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/06, 01:57 PM When using a smith-machine do you still count the bar as 45#? And how much does the smaller one weigh? The one you use for skull-crushers, biceps curls, etc. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/07, 03:11 PM bump
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/08/07, 03:46 PM Some smith machines are counter-weighted, effectively making the bar almost weightless, while others allow the bar weight to remain. The smaller bars (for curls, etc) can weigh any where from 15-25 pounds. In both instances, the best thing to do is to ask the gym where you workout at, or, in the case of the smaller bar, weigh it yourself. -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/08, 01:34 PM Thanks rev, there has been some disagreement on that at our gym. I guess that is normal. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
blueboy342 Posts: 4 Joined: 2004/02/19	2004/02/22, 02:30 PM I just had this problem too. I thought the bar was 35Lbs, so when I found out it is 45Lbs I got happy cuz it's like I increased by 10Lbs in a day. :)