Buffalo Bar....

[callthedoctor]

We have this funky bar at the gym....I think its called a Buffalo Bar....

Olympic size but with a huge U in the middle....


What's this for how can I use it?

Of course nobody in my 'club' uses it...


Thanks.

 

[tuc biscuit]

buffalo bar is a slightly curved bar, this sounds like a cambered squat bar, some people seem to like squatting with the wieghts lower, don't know why

 

[bignate73]

easier on your shoulders. some people have trouble getting under the bar

 

[JKurz1]

slide that bitch under the bench, toss some a few plates on both sides, and do shrugs till your traps look like Holyfields.........great isolation - no cheating

 

[guldukat]

slide that bitch under the bench, toss some a few plates on both sides, and do shrugs till your traps look like Holyfields.........great isolation - no cheating

Interesting idea.

(Aside: is that you in your avatar, J? If it is, how come you hate arm days so much? That gent's arms don't look deficient; they look to be a pretty good match for his neck, and his neck ain't skinny by any means. Excellent conditioning, too.)

 

[creeping death]

slide that bitch under the bench, toss some a few plates on both sides, and do shrugs till your traps look like Holyfields.........great isolation - no cheating

Yep ive seen people do shrugs with them too.

 

[midlifecrisis]

can't you use it for deadlifts?

 

[super_rice]

yeah the chambered bar is great for deads, shrugs. wish i had regular access to one

 

[callthedoctor]

I'm still a little confused...I thought a cambered bar already had a slight bend, like if Coleman was using it to squat with....

This one has a very pronounced u shape directly in the middle....

Love jkurtz's idea...gotta try that one....

 

[bignate73]

cambered has a u shape.
safety squat is weird shaped with shoulder pads in the middle
buffalo bar looks like its bent