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where can i weigh my bar???

xxmisterbugyixx Posts: 127 Joined: 2006/03/29	2006/09/03, 03:48 AM im not sure how much my bar weighs? its a 1 inch bar? is there like a standard weight to those?
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/09/03, 10:25 AM is it a 6 foot olympice weight bar? if so 45lbs is standard weight. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/09/03, 10:28 AM step on the scale. now step on the scale while holding the bar. Do simple subtraction. Olympic bar = 45lbs Ez curl bar - most weigh about 18lbs cheaper, smaller weight sets the bars average about 10 lbs... -------------- Dont ever give up on a dream due to the amount of time it will take to achieve it. The time will pass anyway. - Russ Ebsen Aim high, time flies (fortune cookie saying)
maxcdc Posts: 180 Joined: 2005/02/26	2006/09/08, 02:59 PM that does not really matter... see how much you can handle ...
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/09/08, 03:04 PM Amy has the right advice as usual...simply step on the scale with the bar, step off, drop the bar and get back on the scale. Simple subtraction. Bars do vary..for instance our ez curl bars weigh 33 lbs. A standard olympic bar is 45 lbs. though pretty universal. -------------- Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!
xxmisterbugyixx Posts: 127 Joined: 2006/03/29	2006/09/09, 02:56 PM lol i feel kinda stupid that i didnt think of that. i did it. my ez bar is 15 pounds with clamps and my normal bar is 20. i should get an olympic bar though. also i have new weight plates and oldder weight plates that i got from my cousin. they were his fathers though. they seem to be 3 or 4 pounds heivier then my new ones??????
Big-E Posts: 248 Joined: 2002/08/07	2006/09/10, 08:58 PM Just for another data point - My olympic bar is 45lbs, my ez curl bar (made to use with olympic weights) is 15lbs.