ok quick question about dumbells

Gioeyebrow
Gioeyebrow Posts: 404 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Ok so i bought 2 gear dumbells from a 2nd hand exersice store and i was wondering does the bar count as weight?

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    yes
  • Gioeyebrow
    Gioeyebrow Posts: 404 Member
    How much?
  • Erik8484
    Erik8484 Posts: 458 Member
    It depends on the bar. Do you have a scale? If yes, stand on it with & without the bar, subtract one from the other.
  • chrisfwood
    chrisfwood Posts: 37 Member
    I have a 10 kg set, the discs as 2 x 2.5kg, 2 x 1.25kg, 2 x 0.5kg total 8.5kg and the bar + spin locks does weight about 1.5kg.
  • Gioeyebrow
    Gioeyebrow Posts: 404 Member
    My scale isnt acurate its digital and go's up by .2 but ill post a pic
  • Gioeyebrow
    Gioeyebrow Posts: 404 Member
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    Its holding four 5's

  • Gioeyebrow
    Gioeyebrow Posts: 404 Member
    Erik8484 wrote: »
    I am unable to weigh the dumbbell through the internet.

    Lol srry
    im just gonna go with im doing 20 lol
  • 2015Jason
    2015Jason Posts: 34 Member
    Really, it probably weighs a couple pounds but the only reason you really track weights is to know how much you're lifting *relative to* how much you were lifting the day or week before. So if you're just counting the plates, that's fine.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I have dumbell handles that weigh 5 lbs, .5 lbs, and 2.5 lbs. They differ quite a bit. Same with collars. I have some that are .5 lb each and some that are half that.
  • chrisfwood
    chrisfwood Posts: 37 Member
    The bar looks like mine so I would guess 1.5kg / 3lb as an approximate, but as others have said you really only care about the improvement you are making.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    Mine with 20lbs in plates on it, is actually 23.4 counting the bar and the nut things you screw on :-p
  • Erik8484
    Erik8484 Posts: 458 Member
    fluffygio wrote: »
    Erik8484 wrote: »
    I am unable to weigh the dumbbell through the internet.

    Lol srry
    im just gonna go with im doing 20 lol

    I think thats a good idea, sorry about my snark :)
  • singletrackmtbr
    singletrackmtbr Posts: 644 Member
    I have DBs that look similar to those. They each weigh 5# with the collars on.

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