Utterly naive weights question!

[Tinders]

I feel really stupid for asking this question, but when lifting do you include the weight of the olympic bar in your total?

Im currently starting the SL 5*5 routine,and since I now train at a gym I racked up the 50kg and found it a bit tough, which I expected as i'd not trained in a while.But then I thought, the bar has to be nigh on 20kg, does that have to be added into the total or what!?

 

[chrisd]

Yes.

 

[^TANK^]

Yes you include the weight of the bar in the total.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

I feel really stupid for asking this question, but when lifting do you include the weight of the olympic bar in your total?

Yep

 

[Tinders]

Pretty conclusive then.whilst im pretty ****ed today, im quite pleased that I could do 70kg squat 5*5!

Thanks guys.

 

[Paul11]

weight is subjective

your muscles dont know the weight of what you are lifting

 

[WantoN]

weight is subjective

your muscles dont know the weight of what you are lifting

What on earth are you on about

Ant

 

[dun]

I think he means your muscles can't read. It doesn't matter whether it was 50k or 70k as long as it was hard.

 

[Volcs]

It doesn't matter as long as it was hard.

That's what she said.

Sorry...I've been drinking.

 

[WantoN]

I think he means your muscles can't read. It doesn't matter whether it was 50k or 70k as long as it was hard.

Ah ok I see

Ant

 

[Biohazard]

weight is subjective

your muscles dont know the weight of what you are lifting

 

[^TANK^]

weight is subjective

your muscles dont know the weight of what you are lifting

Whoooooooooooooooooooosh.

 

[TommyV]

7ft Oly bar weighs 45lb/20.4KG if i remember rightly

 

[oddjob62]

7ft Oly bar weighs 45lb/20.4KG if i remember rightly

Should be 20kg. The Eleiko (pretty much the biggest name in the industry) ones are.

http://www.eleikosport.se/weightlifting/product.asp?PageNumber=&Product_Id=203

 

[Paramount]

Ez curl bar = 10kg?

 

[Batf1nk]

Ez curl bar = 10kg?

7.5kg I think.