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Does oxidation make weights heavier?

Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2008/04/16, 05:14 PM A while back, when I was buying equipment for my gym, I happened across the barbells and casually tried curling various weights. I managed to go up to the 45's, almost able to do the 50's, and this got me thinking; back at my school, I couldn't even budge the 40's in a curl, and the only real difference I could spot between the two was that the school weights were really rusted. The guys at the fitness depot told me that the weights were accurately measured, but it seems odd to me that there could be a 10lb+ difference just from rusting...
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/05/30, 10:31 AM I just saw this, and I want you to realize you just asked if rust on your weights makes a difference... Do you do other exercises before you do curls when you're at school? I would guess so. That's probably it. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2008/05/30, 03:47 PM Yes, I do realize what I've asked, and though I understand it was a long shot, it was the only distinction I could make. I actually hadn't done any intense exercise prior to both tests; the weights being sold at the fitness depot were apparently "accurately measured", but I dunno...
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2008/05/31, 02:34 AM lol at Steve Well, there is one thing that this reminds me of, and this is likely going a bit off topic, but I obviously don't care. We're talking about rust here. There is a community center around here with crappy/rusted equipment, and when I go to it, for some damned reason, I can't lift anything. At all. Everything in the little place is crowded, etc. etc. There is another community center in town that is very nice, has good equipment that is organized, and I don't feel like I'm breathing in rusted metal the whole time I'm there. It's not necessarily health club environment, they just take care of their stuff. I usually have good sessions there. It just so happens that this is also where I worked out when I made some great gains in high school. Needless to say, I rejoined that place this year, and have been making some progress again. It's probably all in my head. No, it is definitely in my head. But, I guess I can understand environment/cleanliness having effect on your overall workouts/psyche. I dunno about dumbbell curls though...lol -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
	2008/06/01, 06:35 AM do you account for the additional weight of the chalk for deadlifts?
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2008/06/01, 08:44 AM I was wondering if excess sweat would cause the lift to be heaiver? LOL Just kidding man! -------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2008/06/01, 12:43 PM I'm starting to wonder if maybe a company would purposely make weights lighter than what they're marked as; people might favour equipment that makes them look and feel stronger.
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2008/06/01, 12:45 PM I guess really my only problem with the whole thing is that I don't want to think that I'm capable of lifting more weight than I actually can.
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2008/06/01, 04:00 PM Never thought of it until now but the belt and chain adds weight when doing dips, chins and pullups! -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down!
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/06/01, 07:42 PM ============ Quoting from arondaballer: I'm breathing in rusted metal the whole time I'm there. ============= Iron is good for you. You need it to prevent anemia and allow your blood to transport oxygen to your muscles. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/06/01, 07:43 PM Today I did a 250lb stone, but I had on extra tacky, so it was really 250.05lbs. PR! ============ Quoting from menace3000: do you account for the additional weight of the chalk for deadlifts? ============= -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
	2008/06/02, 06:52 PM I always soak my weights in water for that reason. Waterlogged plates oxidize quicker. -------------- Sometimes life is like herding cats Charlie
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2008/06/03, 06:37 AM Damm now I wonder if my squat would go up if i shaved me back? -------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/06/03, 08:23 AM ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: Damm now I wonder if my squat would go up if i shaved me back? ============= This thread has officially gone too far.