There are several different safety squat bar designs and manufacturers, so size and weight may vary. Some companies make the ...

I’ve been looking for a way to get back to basics, so I decided to swap barbells and dumbbells for a banded resistance bar ...

The bar is part of that. At most gyms in the U.S., a typical (Olympic) barbell weighs either 45 pounds, or 20 kilograms (which works out to 44 pounds). If the rest of your weight plates are in ...

When you do too much weight here, it becomes very easy to ... You can use a standard barbell, a short barbell, or an EZ bar here. Sit on an incline bench facing forward, so you can rest your ...

Weight is added to the bar progressively and can only be increased, never decreased. Athletes lift in order of requested weight until each competitor has made three attempts. The barbell can only be ...