Anyone Use Chains?

[Illuminati]

I know this will make me sound stupid but, how do you use chains? and what are they for? I've never even heard about them and I've took weights in high school and have been a veteren of the gym for about 8 years.

go back through the thread, and check out the link mattwray posted (#5 reply) also check out becoming's link (reply #10).
basically what you do is suspend some chains off the ends of the bar. the weight of the chain varies. what you want to do is make it so that the majority of the chain is on the floor when the bar is on the chest (using the bench press as an example.) the idea is that as you get more towards, you have more leverage, making the lift easier. so as you are extending towards lockout, you are adding the weight of the chain. so if you have a bar weight of say 225lbs, and each set of chains weight 25lbs. at the bottom of the lift, you have 225, as you get towards lock out, you are increasing to 275lbs top weight (or close to, depending on how much chain is on the ground.)
this is just the basics. i may have typed it up wrong, and im sure someone will correct me if i did. but check out the links on the page. the one mattrway posted will probably give you a good idea of the theory behind the usage of chains (and bands.)

 

[got2getripped]

go back through the thread, and check out the link mattwray posted (#5 reply) also check out becoming's link (reply #10).
basically what you do is suspend some chains off the ends of the bar. the weight of the chain varies. what you want to do is make it so that the majority of the chain is on the floor when the bar is on the chest (using the bench press as an example.) the idea is that as you get more towards, you have more leverage, making the lift easier. so as you are extending towards lockout, you are adding the weight of the chain. so if you have a bar weight of say 225lbs, and each set of chains weight 25lbs. at the bottom of the lift, you have 225, as you get towards lock out, you are increasing to 275lbs top weight (or close to, depending on how much chain is on the ground.)
this is just the basics. i may have typed it up wrong, and im sure someone will correct me if i did. but check out the links on the page. the one mattrway posted will probably give you a good idea of the theory behind the usage of chains (and bands.)

Thanks for the reply now I understand. I guess you learn something new everyday.

 

[mattwray]

N/M didn't see the second page...

 

[mm2510]

I hate to reccomend this place because they sell crap but www.nybarbell.com has 60 lb chain...fairly cheap.