Re: Strength of non-olympic barbells?

In article <1172590266.442325.70180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"AnonymousJ" <craigs.list.jason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I couldn't guess what it would take to ruin the bar in one motion, but
in my experience it's easy to put a permanent bow in a 1" bar using
approximately 175-200 lbs on relatively smooth lifts like bench. If
you're putting a lot of velocity on the weight you could probably do
it with less.

Putting a bow in the bar is probably a long way from being dangerous.
With that in mind, my answer is 10,000 lbs.

On Feb 27, 8:51 am, "Douglas Hall" <douglashall1...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I've just bought a barbell for use in the garage - just wanted to do
stuff at home like cleans, HCP, and military presses. I have thought
about getting some squat racks at home, too, though.

The barbell I've bought is 5ft long, and has those spinlock collars.
It feels quite solid and strong, and with not beling too long, it
feels quite robust.

But it's not an olympic bar - and with that in mind, what sort of
weight can you realistically / safely go up to with a non-olympic bar,
before I should think about splurging on the full monty.

There's no info with the barbell at all, so no hint, there of a kind
of max safe weight - and although I've lifted for a little over 20
years, I've always really gone to gyms and used olymipc barbells.



Actually it is dangerous - on your wrists if you do cleans.

Which is the problem with cheap olympic bars as well. Get yourself a
decent bar and bumpers if you can afford it.

--
Keith
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