Barbell Ease of Use Seems Different

[chuck]

Hello all I just had a question. In my basement i have a very old bench like from the 60's, a couple sawhorses for squats and a pull-up bar. Besides that I have a 6' bar that's 1 inch thick through the whole bar and plates. But my friend from basketball has an Olympic bar that's 7' long, and it seems like I can always lift more weight with his bar. I was just wondering if this is really a difference between Olympic and standard bars or if he's just terribly miscalculating the weight. I know for a fact that my bar/plates are accurate because i weighed them all. Thanks and sorry if this seems like a foolish question.

[Love_Deadlifts]

Olympic barbells are usually a little easier to handle in my opinion but if you already have the standard weight and bar there is no real reason to switch unless you plan on doing olympic lifts.

[Mehdi]

Hello all I just had a question. In my basement i have a very old bench like from the 60's, a couple sawhorses for squats and a pull-up bar. Besides that I have a 6' bar that's 1 inch thick through the whole bar and plates. But my friend from basketball has an Olympic bar that's 7' long, and it seems like I can always lift more weight with his bar. I was just wondering if this is really a difference between Olympic and standard bars or if he's just terribly miscalculating the weight. I know for a fact that my bar/plates are accurate because i weighed them all. Thanks and sorry if this seems like a foolish question.

Has your 6' bar non-revolving sleeves? That makes a difference in weight you can handle.

[jak3dude]

Well I know for squats, the extra width must help...I feel squeezed in a 6foot bar (have been doing shoulder dislocations to rectify this)

to Mehdi: What's a non revolving sleeve? as in the weights can't rotate?

[Mehdi]

Well I know for squats, the extra width must help...I feel squeezed in a 6foot bar (have been doing shoulder dislocations to rectify this)

to Mehdi: What's a non revolving sleeve? as in the weights can't rotate?

yes

[jak3dude]

but you could also loosen up the uhh...uhh...brain fart...things that keep weights on the bar a bit and they can spin then...would that have the same effect?

[Mehdi]

but you could also loosen up the uhh...uhh...brain fart...things that keep weights on the bar a bit and they can spin then...would that have the same effect?

no

[chuck]

the sleeves are threaded and don't revolve so I guess they're non-revolving

[jak3dude]

but you could also loosen up the uhh...uhh...brain fart...things that keep weights on the bar a bit and they can spin then...would that have the same effect?

no

good to know

would you recommend a revolving sleeve barbell for this fact alone, or is it minimal?

[Mehdi]

always a revolving bar. Unless you like to make it harder on purpose.

[jak3dude]

always a revolving bar. Unless you like to make it harder on purpose.

well I do like a challenge..

for now I'll stick with the bar I'm using because you don't miss what you've never known...