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EvilPixie Nov 2022 8:46pm, 20 Nov 2022 37,654 posts	0 EvilPixie Coughs and falls of sofa
sallykate Nov 2022 9:47pm, 20 Nov 2022 10,676 posts	0 sallykate Interesting re barbells' weights. I'd assumed the one in the gym here was 15kg but maybe not.
quimby Nov 2022 9:51pm, 20 Nov 2022 5,904 posts	0 quimby They normally say on the end of the bar.
Sharkie Nov 2022 9:54pm, 20 Nov 2022 20,713 posts	0 Sharkie Hmm, they normally 'should' say on the end of the bar but often have been chucked around so much and stored ends down, that the information has disappeared!
quimby Nov 2022 10:11pm, 20 Nov 2022 5,905 posts	0 quimby Ah. I am a gym newbie, at a brand new gym. Shiny kit. 😉
sallykate Nov 2022 10:11pm, 20 Nov 2022 10,678 posts	0 sallykate I looked on one end and found the brand name Ziva - will check the other end too. Thank you!
Sharkie Nov 2022 10:45pm, 20 Nov 2022 20,714 posts	0 Sharkie The 20kg bars are really long (as well as heavy for the likes of me) that's how I know what they are.
Meglet Nov 2022 11:34pm, 20 Nov 2022 23,116 posts	0 Meglet I can only just lift the 20kg bar out of the vertical holder! Also adjusting one on the squat rack is quite tricky. My gym has one or two shorter 12.5kg barbells as well.
Sharkie Nov 2022 8:01am, 21 Nov 2022 20,717 posts	0 Sharkie Exactly that, Meglet... a workout before you even start: lift bar out of vertical holder, cart it across room and haul it up onto squat rack.
Velociraptor Nov 2022 8:39am, 21 Nov 2022 61,113 posts	0 Velociraptor A few years ago eL Bee! and I would do setting-in for all the main lifts and I'm sure I got a bigger workout from unloading and reloading the bar between sets than from my own lifting.

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