Ladies Who Lift...
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Mar 2023
6:20pm, 1 Mar 2023
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SPR
I hadn't heard of an Olympic bar that wasn't as Sharkie described until I think EP linked one a few months ago.
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Mar 2023
6:56pm, 1 Mar 2023
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Meglet
SK have you got any scales at home you can use?
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Mar 2023
7:43pm, 1 Mar 2023
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sallykate
Not right now. Maybe next week as OH wants to get some.
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Mar 2023
7:47pm, 1 Mar 2023
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Meglet
My gym has a shorter bar which is only 12kg. So not even a women’s Olympic.
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Mar 2023
8:13pm, 1 Mar 2023
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GimmeMedals
I use a 9kg bar on the Smith machine at our gym.
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Mar 2023
9:27pm, 1 Mar 2023
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Rosehip
I wasn’t given a choice, for deadlifts there is one long bar that is 20kg at my gym. There are two trap/hex bars but the labels have come off and no one knows which is the 20 and which the 25. It’s my grip strength that I find limiting with bar lifts, my right hand has a dodgy joint and my hands are quite small. PT was talking about straps to help, but he then forgot to send me the link about them and I’ve only just remembered… Does anyone else use some sort of strap to help with grip? |
Mar 2023
9:36pm, 1 Mar 2023
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quimby
I don't use them, Rosehip, but I've seen them used by someone I follow on Twitter: twitter.com These seem like the kind of things: rdxsports.co.uk (no recommendation on that brand, just one of the first hits) |
Mar 2023
9:36pm, 1 Mar 2023
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DoricQuine
I wear weightlighting gloves Rosehip. I have small hands too but also restrictive movement in my left hand due to arthritis - I can't close it to make a fist. These are one of the pairs I got reasonably cheap on eBay. |
Mar 2023
9:52pm, 1 Mar 2023
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cathrobinson
I bought some of these - I don’t use them much but they are good to help with grip without feeling too bulky BEAR GRIP - Open Workout Gloves... amazon.co.uk |
Mar 2023
10:01pm, 1 Mar 2023
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Homeless Kodo
I’ve got some of these strengthshop.co.uk Grip strength is something I’ve just started working on/learning about. There’s so much more to it than I previously realised. |
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