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Recording Weight lifted

Fumin Posts: 67 Joined: 2001/01/26	2001/01/27, 01:05 AM I am confused if you include the weight with the barbell or just the plates. The bar itself weighs 45lbs. Often I see some people just lifting the bar as beginners.
tt_rocker Posts: 389 Joined: 2001/01/25	2001/01/27, 01:24 AM 45 lbs is a lot...check for barbells that have the stacks attached to them...I find them much more convenient than the ones that you need to roll in the plates manually each time... I would just lift the bar if it weighed that much...we have bars that weigh about 25 lbs max..I use them for wrist and reverse curls that work my forearms.
kevd23 Posts: 48 Joined: 2001/01/04	2001/01/27, 10:58 AM I wouldnt worry about what they are doin, just stick to your own exercises and weights and you'll be fine
tt_rocker Posts: 389 Joined: 2001/01/25	2001/01/27, 01:53 PM man....in the years I've been training I never took the bars or plates' weight under consideration I've got to do some re-calculating I guess.
bore Posts: 320 Joined: 2000/12/30	2001/01/27, 08:39 PM Use what you need to lift at first, if its the bar then your doing the weight of the bar (45lbs. straight bar, 25lbs. ez curl bar) Then you ad the weight of the bar to the weights you use to get the weight your lifting.(one plate on each side of a straight bar is 135lbs.) Rob
Dvdgstwrt Posts: 39 Joined: 2000/12/15	2001/01/30, 01:04 PM Depends on the person, really. I would add the weight of the barbell (cause it is poundage) and if anyone asks you can ask them if they wish to include the bar -or you can say "I lift XX pounds with the bar, though that comes to XX+45 pounds" It will sound more impressive. May I also note that some bars do not weight 45 lbs? That means a lot when your recording poundage. Cheers
Adrian Posts: 411 Joined: 2000/12/26	2001/01/31, 07:24 PM One thing to take note of while you're recording the weight used is the fact that you're not competing against anyone else on this site. The recordings are used by yourself only, to see improvements. As long as you keep a consistent recording style (for example, always include the weight of the bar), then you will get accurate results in your progress. So if you want, you can even record all weights, and subtract 2.7lbs from each entry. Don't actually do that, I'm just trying to stress the point that if you were to do that every time, the results would still be accurate - I hope you understand what I mean. Adrian
Fumin Posts: 67 Joined: 2001/01/26	2001/02/02, 11:19 PM Thanks Adrian...I guess by keeping consistent you can see the progress clearly.