It is always done in olympic weightlifting where you have the barbell. Then you have to lift it over your head and keep there for a couple of seconds. Also what muscles is that working out?
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what is the name of this workout?
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Tags: barbell, muscles, olympic weightlifting
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Can you use Olympic weights on a standard bench?
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
I’ve recently bought some weights and a barbell, but they’re Olympic. I didn’t know there was a difference, and Olympic benches cost a lot more. My question is, can I just buy a standard bench and use my olympic bar/weights on it? Or do I have to buy an Olympic bench?
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Question about Barbell end-sheaths?
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
i have a barbell at home, but the diameter is a bit small. i want to buy a 7′ olympic bar. i some plates, but they will only fit on a barbell with 1" (i think, somewhere around there) diameter ends. ive also noticed that the end sheaths of the olympic bars screw off. does this allow for plates that have a smaller diameter? and if so, what is the diameter? thanks
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I need help with my weightlifting routine..Im having a ton of problems! PLEASE?
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Okay..I keep getting mad and changing my workout routine. Im scared that im not working every muscle. Ive been lifting weights for about 7 months. I can see a huge difference. Im out there for about an hour everyday. I have dumbells, olympic barbell,bench for barabell plus leg exstensions and leg curl things on it, workout gloves, 300lbs worth weights,abb mat (where i do situps and crunches and leg raises). So i need to know how long i should workout everyday and a workout routine. Should it be simple? Mine is very confusing and it pisses me off. I need this muscle i need a cardio. I want to serve this country and become a navy seal. I dont care what it takes ill do it. PLEASE JUST HELP ME PLEASE! btw im 16 and should raise the amount of weights every week or what please be detailed and explain what muscle they work ill give you points or w/e i can help with. Thank You.
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weightlifting for sports and in general for a 15 year old?
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011ive been doing plyos since the 6th grade…started doing pushups and situps(bodyweight stuff) in the 7th..and in the 8th i worked into doing a few dumbell excersises…9th i started doing full on dumbell workouts…going into 10th my friends said itd be good for my work ethic to go before school and lift. but they are football players im a basketball player but they say that cleans/jerks/shrugs/deadlifts/squats i.e barbell and olympic stuff will make me faster ALOT stronger and jump higher…my main goal of my training has always been to be flexible, fast, good balance and mainly JUMP HIGHER.
now i have a couple questions. 1- can do this stunt my growth? the things before never stunted my growth. im almost 16.
2- if you do form correctly is it still really hard on joints and is it even worth to do it,(are the gains good enough?)
3-if not all that what would you recommond?
please no spam, im trying to get alot stronger im a lanky kid i need to get more explosive i feel plyometrics help but this will help me get to the NEXT level..in terms of speed strength etc.
no spam, thanks
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How much can this weightlifting bar safely hold? Not sure?
Friday, August 12th, 2011Hi
I have a 5ft hollow steel weightlifting barbell, and I’m starting to get a lot stronger. Besides the fact that I’m running out of space for weights on the bar, I’m worried that it might give out. That’s a bad thing when its suspended above my chest. 
I can fit a max of 70kg (about 155 pounds) on the bar, but it only came with about 35kg. It flexes a little, should I be worried? I fully intend to buy a new bar (6ft olympic – no strength worries there), but in the meantime, is my current one safe?
Thanks
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Where can I buy some cheap weight lifting equipment?
Saturday, August 6th, 2011I would like to buy some weight lifting equipment for my house, but i only have so much money I can spend. Where can I find a place to by and olympic weight bench, an olympic barbell, and some weights to get me started, for a low price?
Leave a link!
Thanks!
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Will any weight plates fit on one bar or are they different sizes?
Friday, June 17th, 2011I am looking at a weider 6 foot spin lock weight barbell. It comes with 160 pounds of weights. I am just wondering what the difference is between this and an olympic bar. Also, are all weight plates the same or are their different sizes for the different bars? If i was going to get the weider one, could i buy more weights if i ever outgrew the 160 and how do i know if they will fit?
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what is better dumbells or benches?
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011what is better for a chest workout
bench press and incline chest press with an olympic barbell
or flat bench and incline bench with dumbbells
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What kind of weights fit an Olympic bar?
Sunday, February 20th, 2011This is kind of two questions squished into one:
1) What kind of weights fit on an olympic bar? I’m thinking of buying one and I don’t know if the weights I have now (that fit on just a standard 1-inch barbell) will be compatible with it. Are olympic bars always thicker on the ends? like 2 inches?
and also…
2) I’m upgrading my bench setup so this new one I’m getting is an olympic bench press and squat rack all in one. If I choose to just use my regular barbell (which is about 5′9 long) will it fit on the wider-set olympic rack? Cause I think the posts that the bar rests on are wider apart for olympic than standard bench setups, but I’m not sure.
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