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

July 21, 2019August 17, 2019 ~ twowhitelites ~ 1 Comment

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

Continue reading “Getting to Know Your Barbells, Pt. 2 – The Special Ones” →

Getting to Know Your Barbells, Pt. 1: The Straight Ones

July 19, 2019August 17, 2019 ~ twowhitelites ~ 2 Comments

A bar is a bar is a bar, right? Wrong. Though all of the bars above may share many similarities, their differences mean that you’re better off using one or the other for given lifting tasks (and on the flip side, should really avoid using others for things they aren’t designed for!)

Continue reading “Getting to Know Your Barbells, Pt. 1: The Straight Ones” →

Design a site like this with WordPress.com

Get started