How much does an Olympic Bar weight?
How much does an Olympic Bar weight?
I've heard anything from 30-45 pounds from folks at the gym. So what is it?
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03-11-2002, 01:26 PM #1Registered User
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How much does an Olympic Bar weight?
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03-11-2002, 08:34 PM #2Registered User
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45 pounds!!
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03-12-2002, 06:07 PM #3Registered User
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45
45
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03-29-2002, 10:39 AM #4Registered User
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Olympic Bar
45 Pounds
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03-29-2002, 11:49 AM #5Registered User
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45
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03-30-2002, 01:20 AM #6Registered User
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Mine weigh in at 44.05 (its a 20kg bar)
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12-19-2006, 10:43 PM #7Registered User
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45 or so I've heard... haha.
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12-19-2006, 11:16 PM #8I just want to pew pew
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My bar weighs 44 something on a digi scale. But I really doubt im missing that extra pound in my lifts.
I never try anything I just do it!
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12-20-2006, 03:01 AM #9If its a quality bar, 20 kilos or 44 lbs, if its one of the cheap chinese imports, anywhere from 35-45, usually closer to 35.Originally Posted by megatron_ed
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12-20-2006, 07:46 AM #10Rebuilding a Geezer
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The US-made bar I got from Jesup Gym through their ebay ad weighs 20kilos, just as it should.Originally Posted by dtrrman
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12-20-2006, 08:10 AM #11Going back to beast mode
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Give this man a cigarOriginally Posted by D&G
We round the weight up in the U.S."If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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12-20-2006, 08:37 AM #12Registered User
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sears
The one i bought at sears weighed in at 40 pounds.
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12-20-2006, 08:42 AM #13Champion of the World
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12-20-2006, 09:08 AM #14Banned
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TKO 1200lb. 7' Olympic bar with Nachi sealed roller bearings exactly 44lbs. Best bar I have ever owned.
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12-20-2006, 11:07 AM #15Registered User
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my "bar" weighs about 2 pounds, but bizydizzyizzys "bar" weighs in at a miniscule 2 ounces.
in other words im saying he has a small penis
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12-20-2006, 11:09 AM #16Banned
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WOW! How long did it take for you to come up with that post?Originally Posted by HitItHard
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speaking of length, i come in at about 7 while u are stuck at 3Originally Posted by BusyDizzyIzzy
ya bastid
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12-20-2006, 11:37 AM #18Going back to beast mode
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The bottom line is this: A TRUE Olympic bar weighs 44lbs/20kg. But there are hundreds of other bars that have different weights.
I have:
6' bar-10lbs
7' One inch bar-20lbs
Oly Bar-44lbs (or 45, as we round up here)
EZ-curl bar-5lbs
Ez-Curl bar-10lbs
Tricep/HG bar-5#
Adj. DBs-3.5lbs
Smith machine bar with Oly ends- 20#
And that's just mine. There hundresd of variations, but again, a TRUE Oly bar is always going to be 44lbs/20kg."If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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12-20-2006, 11:50 AM #19Kwizatz Haderach
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Since there are already multiple threads about bar weights, the real question is why did someone feel the need to resurrect this thread that's almost 5 years old?
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12-20-2006, 12:10 PM #20Going back to beast mode
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That's a great point! Geez....maybe he just wanted to prove he knew the answer.Originally Posted by C Man
"If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."
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01-30-2008, 10:49 PM #21Paul Bunyan Body
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Men's bar
A men's Olympic bar is a chrome-vanadium steel bar that is 2.2 m (7.3 ft) long and weighs 20 kg (44.1 lbs). The outer ends are 50 mm in diameter, while the grip section is 28 mm.
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01-31-2008, 02:35 PM #22
Be careful when buying an olympic bar. They are supposed to be 45 pounds, but they are very often off by 5-10 pounds. Make sure you weigh it at the store. I know someone who bought one at Dick's sporting goods and ended finding it to weigh 35 pounds!
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01-31-2008, 03:13 PM #23Registered User
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I bought the 300# set for $99(Christmas sale) at sports authority. Measured my bar the other day and came out to 34 pounds. Annoying , yes. I will shop for a real bar after I pickup a bench.
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01-31-2008, 06:50 PM #24Smolov Survivor!
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Does anyone know what a standard EZ curl bar weighs? Is it 15 or 25?
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01-31-2008, 07:30 PM #25Kwizatz Haderach
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Neither. There's no regulation weight. You have to weigh the bar yourself, that's the only way you'll know.Originally Posted by juiyuanwu
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02-01-2008, 03:42 AM #26
As I stated before, the cheap imported bars have cast metal sleeves of very brittle low grade metal while a quality bar has machined steel sleeves and solid roll or needle bearings. The bar itself is obviously of lower grade steel than a quality bar.
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06-23-2008, 09:33 PM #27Registered User
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a standard Olympic bar weighs 20 kg. 20.kg = 44.0924524 pounds.
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06-03-2010, 02:00 AM #28Registered User
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C man, when you said
There's no regulation weight. You have to weigh the bar yourself, that's the only way you'll know.
you means that coud happen with standard oly bars too, right?
but yeah, really i think most of the gyms owners or lifters don't check their bars weight. Most will just assume they are as stated.
and i agree with someone who wrote:" an olympic bar it's a standard 7 foot bar, so it weighs 45 pounds and can handl up to 1500 pounds (i think a more accurate weght is 43 pounds, but using 45 makes the math easier on us muscle-heads)." what do you think about?Last edited by alfamen; 06-04-2010 at 08:04 AM.
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Is this a post which just won't die?!?!?!?
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05-27-2011, 05:25 PM #30Registered User
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My gym got new bars that feel thicker and heavier but are more solid. I hope they are the real 45lb ones and not 55lbs. The old ones felt lighter
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