6ft or 7ft olympic bar?

Been training for over 2 years and have always used a 7ft olympic bar but have recently been told by a mate that he benches considerably more with a 6ft than a 7ft bar?
Anyone think its worth getting a 6ft bar and giving it a go?
 
Cheers
Steve    
 

i wouldnt of thought you could class that as an olympic bar,standard  o bar is 7"2"

mine is 7 2  but a 6ft one will take olympic weights, i would assume the bar its self would be lighter but not 30kg lighter, can anyone on here lift signifciantly more on a 6ft bar than a 7ft?

a olympic bar weighs 20kg so it will not be 30kg lighter.

Length of the bar should not matter as long as you evenly in the middle of it.
There may be a bar thickness different that affects your grip.

You'll no doubt lift less on a smaller length bar.

Stonehenge
 
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I have both a 6ft and 7ft free spinning 'olympic' style bar. I got the shorter one so that i could turn my power rack round 90degrees in my shed freeing up more useful room.

The 7ft is 20kg, the 6ft is 15kg. The gft bar has a couple of inches less between the free-spinning ends, and the ends themselves are shorter. I could still fit 5 possibly 6 20kg oly plates on it and as i don't deadlift that amount it's no bother for me.

I can't see any reason why your mate could lift more on a shorter bar - the handle is the same thickness, roughly the same length, and is the same height off the ground when plates are on it. Untill you see it for yourself assume it's his ego talking.

Having said all that not all bars are equal but it sounds like his claims are suspect.

Awesome pic, but Tony you're not doing yourself many favours posting up tips on preventing the gag reflex and then a picture of a guy touching his toes - Ak

lol

Did it happen like this;

mate gets stuck under a bar "I can lift more with a shorter bar.. honest!!!"

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well