DeadLIFT Experts

[djeclipse]

a powerlifting bar is supposed to be 1 1/8 inches thick, which works out to about 28.5mm roughly. an OL bar is supposed to be 28mm exactly. doesnt seem like much of a difference, but it is, you can really feel it.

lots of the cheap bars, mostly chinese manufacture, are 29mm and above in diameter, which i assume allows you to use a cheaper quality of steel and still not have the bar bend with weight on it. it is indeed a bitch to try to grip a bar that is a little too thick when you are deadlifting.

the specialty "deadlift bar" used in some PL federations like the frantz bar that is i think the official DL bar of the APF is thinner, 27mm to be exact. it is also longer between the collars. being thinner and longer, the bar flexes much more, so you are actually doing something more like a low rack pull, the bar flexes a good deal in the middle before the weights lift off the ground. also the thinner shaft makes it easier to hang on to, especially if you hook grip!

Thanks for the clarification. The guy was complaining that the bars at my current gym were too thick, maybe he was used to using the 27mm specialty bar at the other gym as he was talking about how the bar flexes more for deadlift and squats..

Personally it doesn't matter to me, if the bar is a little thicker and my grp gets worked a bit more that's a bonus. As long as the bar still weights 45lbs I am good to go.

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

Thinner shafts are always easier to hang on to. It's why I have so much trouble masturbating.

 

[anotherbutters]

As long as the bar still weights 45lbs I am good to go.

This old chestnut. Is an oly bar 20kg or 45lbs? Maybe Glenn can help here too!

BTW, has anyone run their mouse over ilovetolift's neg-karma to read the messages?

 

[blut wump]

Oly bars are in Kilos. Nobody uses pounds anymore.

 

[b fold the truth]

My deadlift bar is an old Texas Power Bar...Squat Bar. Bent...little thick and nearly no bend to it. I seem to be the only one who prefers it...lol

 

[carlsuen]

difference between using straps or gloves? pls clarify this.. as i don't see a difference..

 

[perp69]

I use double overhand until my grip starts slipping. Then I switch to mixed. Mixed grip is more comfortable for me than any other. I tried the hook grip but to me it seemed less secure than the mixed.

Perp

 

[nelmsjer]

I started the hook grip last week and am quickly getting used to it. However...once I am on my last set (this week was 395 for 3), I admit it still hurts like a b!tch. I feel like my thumbs are coming a p a r t.

 

[Chambewy20]

My deadlift bar is an old Texas Power Bar...Squat Bar. Bent...little thick and nearly no bend to it. I seem to be the only one who prefers it...lol

If a person's gonna buy one for their home gym, they are the best all around out their, IMO...

 

[Chambewy20]

difference between using straps or gloves? pls clarify this.. as i don't see a difference..

Straps actually fasten your hands to the bar, takes the majority of the tension off your hands and includes your wrist.

Gloves mainly save your baby soft hand from getting callusses (sp?)...

IMO, if you have average to decent grip strength, it doesn't become an issue or effect your ability to pull until... for lighter lifters, you start approaching triple your body weight and heavier guys, 700+...