The Combo Rack: How to Use it in Three Easy Steps

Is there anything more frustrating than when things that you feel should be obvious and easy, aren’t?  Have you ever taken to Google or YouTube trying to figure out how to brew coffee in your new coffee maker or put a new cartridge in your cat’s litter locker?  (If these two examples seem oddly specific, it’s definitely because I’ve done both…and YouTube bailed me out in both cases!).

The gym has its own share of mysteries.  Whether it’s all the different straight bars, or all of the specialty ones, all the different machines, or even how to execute different movements, unlocking the secrets of the gym can have newcomer and veteran alike scratching their heads.  In hopes of saving others some of the confusion I’ve experienced, today I’m going to outline the intricacies of one particular piece of equipment that tends to cause a lot of confusion:

The Combo Rack – What Can I Do With It (And How)?

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Getting to Know Your Barbells, Pt. 2 – The Special Ones

In Part One, we got to know all the common straight barbells you are likely to find in your friendly neighbourhood powerlifting gym.  Today, we are going to go through the six most common specialty bars, how to pick them out, and what you might see them used for.

1. Safety Squat Bar

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