Bent bar?

[Jamsie92]

Does a bending in the bar have any negative effects on the weight you can lift?

[ProtienandIron]

Do you mean a bend while lifting, or a permanently bent bar?

[Cleveland33]

depends on how badly bent it is

[ironwill2008]

Do you mean a bend while lifting, or a permanently bent bar?

^^^^ This. Need more info, opie.

[fishpat86]

depends on how badly bent it is

Have a look at ProteinandIrons log, he's permanently bent and he has been making some great progress!

[Muscle Mania Matt]

^what they said, and if your bar permanently bent it is either a bad bar or you weren't very nice to it. I've got three bent bars in the corner of the garage, but they were junk to begin with. Whether or not you can train with them depends on how badly they are bent and what you are doing with them. I'm not going to do cleans with a jacked up bar. But hey, if you really messed up your bar, just pretend it's an expensive buffalo bar for you to get some extra range at the bottom of your bench press to strengthen your starting position.

[Jamsie92]

Do you mean a bend while lifting, or a permanently bent bar?

Permanently bent. It seems to have become harder to lift since it bent from the weight. I'm wondering is it in my head or actually a thing?

[rlundregan]

Permanently bent. It seems to have become harder to lift since it bent from the weight. I'm wondering is it in my head or actually a thing?

Again, how bent are we talking about? Is it 1 or 2 millimeters, or does the bar look like a pretzel? If you could post a pic, it would be really helpful. Put the link in a post, someone will be sure to post the actual photo for you.

If it is a noticeable bend, then I can well imagine that it would be a lot harder to do some movements with the bar. You may still be able to use it like a buffalo bar for squats.

[DrForce]

Lifting with a bent bar introduces rotational torque into your lift. With this the bar will always be trying to turn so that the weights will be slightly below the crest of the bar; the bar gravitates toward and upside-down U. This is not a force you want to be working against while you are doing your lifts. If it's only bent by 1 or 2 mm, you probably won't notice it, but greater levels of deviation could prove problematic.

[ProtienandIron]

Have a look at ProteinandIrons log, he's permanently bent and he has been making some great progress!

Haha, yeah that guys bent as a..... wait , wut?!

Okay

[FatL]

have you ever watched olympic weightlifting or powerlifting tournaments? ^^