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How much does a barbell weigh?

keesio Posts: 16 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/06/06, 08:16 PM I know that the Olympic barbells weigh 45 lbs. But how much does the non-Olympic barbell weigh? I am referring to the long thin metal bar with the threads and the end to screw on the "lock". Thanks in advance K
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/06/06, 09:11 PM About 15lbs. -------------- Practice does NOT make perfect. Perfect practice does.
keesio Posts: 16 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/06/06, 09:51 PM thanks!
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/06/06, 11:49 PM I wonder if this bar has a lot of curves in it or not.. at the gym I went to there is a smaller straight bar that weighs about 20-25 (never weighed it but its pretty safe to assume it isn't 15).. and the ez-curl bars weigh 15... neither one of them are spinlock bars tho.. so i'm not sure if a spinlock bar they might sell you in the store would be hallow and weight 15 no matter what it is...
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/06/06, 11:59 PM My memory could be playing tricks on me. I bought my bar a while ago.. -------------- Practice does NOT make perfect. Perfect practice does.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/06/07, 10:24 AM You may want to weigh this on a scale if you're not sure...or compare to a 10 pound plate. Some bars weigh only 5 pounds. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
keesio Posts: 16 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/06/08, 10:14 PM sorry, i should have been more specific. The bar in question is the smaller straight thin bar - one that would be used for bicep barbell curls. 10-15 lbs sounds about right for that. I think the longer bar is about 25 lbs.
getfitin2006 Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/01/10	2006/01/18, 02:06 PM when i submit my weight online do i need to include the weight of the bar? Example, if i bench press with 45lbs on each side should I enter 90lbs or 135lbs