Abdul-Rasheed
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I thought ohio bar did not have center knurl?Quality, standard 28 mm, medium knurl, center knurl, corrosion-resistant
Awesome choice. It is my dream to setup a basement gym...one day.
I thought ohio bar did not have center knurl?Quality, standard 28 mm, medium knurl, center knurl, corrosion-resistant
FWIW, my "bumpers" really aren't bumpers, they're rubber plates - all rubber, just a metal ring in the center. If you look up "rubber weight plates," you'll find similar.
My bumpers, on my deadlift mats, together have too much bounce for me.
I have used a bar plus the 10 lb. bumpers when I wanted 65 lbs. total but didn't want a student to have to reach further than the standard distance to the bar. I haven't done this often, but I have done it more than once.
I like that iron plates slide on and off the bar easily
The things we have done to those poor 10 & 25lbs bumpers in my old crossfit gym...But a lot of 10lb bumpers are so thin and bendy that they collapse and get damaged easily when used by themselves, especially in a gym environment where people may not be so careful with the equipment and may be dropping them from overhead.
The things we have done to those poor 10 & 25lbs bumpers in my old crossfit gym...
After most WODs that included oly movements you had to lay them on the floor and lay a couple of 45s on top to make them flat again. Why? Because most of us were weak and did the snatches and C&Js with less than 135lbs.
Sometimes it was the "WODs fault". For "Fran" you only use 95lbs (bar + 2x25lbs) and for the final thruster of a set people would push the bar overhead and let go once their arms reached full lockout...
The owners didn't seem to care, so that's their problem.
Sometimes it was the "WODs fault". For "Fran" you only use 95lbs (bar + 2x25lbs) and for the final thruster of a set people would push the bar overhead and let go once their arms reached full lockout...
I use cheap Wal-Mart metal plates. They were well under $1 per lb years ago (they are typical plates you find in a commercial gym). Also, for about $50 or so, you can purchase a couple 4'x8' sheets of plywood and some rubber horse stall mats and make a first class deadlifting/weightlifting platform. This way you don't have to worry about damaging your floor or dropping weights.
As a 9th grade kid in weight training class, there was something magical about iron plates that got bigger and bigger with weight. The 45s became a rite of passage, adding them to the bar was like becoming a man.
Anna C Did you press the order button already?
No, not yet.
Leaning towards the B&R bar for the center knurl but a little concerned about corrosion.
Really tempted by these plates, but ooh, $$$ !!! Super nice though.
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I was a the military exchange yesterday and they have a whole set bar + 300 lb in plates for just $299. So, there's that option.... But sloppy, ugly, and noisy.
Just have to decide how much of an investment I want to make I guess.