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Hi guys,
I have a standard 5ft barbell and 120kg of weights in standard form.
Im now pushing 80kg on bench and am considering the need to convert my bar and weights to olympic because of safety reasons.
Is it safe to push or squat beyond 80kg on a standard barbell?
4 Day Olympic Weightlifting Routines
Ive currently been doing a 4 day split
tues Chest/ triceps
Wed Back
Thurs Legs
Sat Shoulders/ olympic lifts
Chest session is currently
5x5 bench
3x5 negative Bench
3x10 Dips
4x Flys
4x Tricep Pulldowns
Back
3x10 Chins
4x10 Close...
I'm getting a little shitty with some of my spinlock dumbbells. The plates often loosen in the middle of a set, which is pretty off-putting.
I thought about replacing them with rubber hex dumbbells but the cost of getting a few of them is pricey. A cheaper option would be oly dumbbell handles...
So I practiced some olympic lifts today and have a few questions and thoughts.
On snatches, rippletits recommends holding the bar so wide that the bar hits your bladder area in the locked out position. Well I have a problem with that, as I have very long legs, a short torso and fairly small...
What - Fuzzy wil be holding a oly lifting seminar today and tommorrow (30/06/11 - 31/06/11). Firas (fuzzy) has competed at national level in olympic ilfting and won numerous lifting accolades.He currently holds several national junior powerlifting records
Where - PTC sydney
Time - 7pm-9pm
Cost -...
Hi all,
Starting my small home gym on a student budget and require an Olympic Bar. Is it worth (what extra benefits do i get) going all out (for me that is $200) and getting this bar rated at 600kg (cool supporting a member/)
220cm Olympic Barbell_Thrust Bearing_Rated 600kg
or
getting...
This is both a question and a suggestion!
I know that Markos has introduced the UDL to a lot of us. But KBs can be pretty expensive. Anyway, on YouTube I saw some people using a loading pin and a cable attachment which I thought was a pretty good idea.
Which leads me to my question -
Can you...
I saw this being promoted on facebook & thought it'd be worth thread'ing here...
Eleiko Olympic WL Childrens Bar
With a weight of only 5 kg the Eleiko Childrens Bar is the perfect bar for safe childrens training at the gym.
The Eleiko Childrens Bar has the exact Olympic dimensions and a...
Which olympic / weightlifting shoes to go for?
Hey guys im looking at investing in a pair of oly shoes, just wanting to get peoples advise / experience with which shoes i should go for.
Im a low bar squatter with a medium with stance. The main reason im looking at investing in some shoes is...
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Having just arrived back in Sydney after many years OS, I am looking to buy;
at least 155Kg's of olympic weight plates,
1 7 ft barbell,
and a pair of barbells with 2 pairs of spring collars to start off.
Would you mind sharing some advise on where a budget...
Hey all, Does anyone own/use Adjustable Olympic Dumbbell Handles. Particurlarly the ones from Gym Direct. I was wondering about quality and practicality of use. Like i would assume 5 kg olympic plates would be the largest u could put on em. But would the size of the (muscle motion) 5kg plates...
so are they all equal in diameter?
is a 20kg plate made by Muscle Motion the same diameter as a 20kg plate by Ivanko or Eleiko etc?
For sanctioned comps - what plate is used as the largest for deadlifts?
20's or 25s?
are those 2 plates the same diameter but just thicker for the 25?
I read on the infamous TNation website once to identify 5 all time best strength training books that best relate to you & read them at least once a year. Of course '5' is an arbitrage number. The idea is to find quality material & stick with it. After all, its much better than trolling through...
145kg Olympic Barbell Set_ Hammer Tone
or
140KG Olympic Barbell set (Rubber)
One is rubber, one is metal. The metal one has 5kg more, and 40 dollars cheaper?
I can't see any weight sets with the 1500 lbs bar upgrade?
This is the configuration
2 x 20kg plates
2 x 15kg plates
2 x 10kg plates...
I've been looking for ways to improve my standing military press, so I thought what could be better than watching the old time masters doing their thing.
Educational Modules and Demos at Lift Up
I notice that they lean way back. I also see it in a lot of old time strongmen's photos. I only...