6ft or 7ft olympic bar?

Re:6ft or 7ft olympic bar? (iaink)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:47 GMT

lol

Did it happen like this;

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

Re:6ft or 7ft olympic bar? (essex_chris)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:33 GMT

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.

Re:6ft or 7ft olympic bar? (iaink)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:01:24 GMT

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

Re:6ft or 7ft olympic bar? (stephen77)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:44 GMT

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.

Re:6ft or 7ft olympic bar? (steveitr)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:54:58 GMT

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?

Re:6ft or 7ft olympic bar? (im sparticus)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:56:16 GMT

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

6ft or 7ft olympic bar? (steveitr)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:18 GMT

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