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The bellbar

magpie0
magpie0 Posts: 194 Member
edited January 21 in Fitness and Exercise
Did you start using it without a personal trainer? Any tips? I'm moderately terrified of it. Can I start using it on my own?

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  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    Do you mean a barbell/Olympic bar? My husband helped me with my form, and I watched videos to learn the lifts I wanted to do.
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    go to stronglifts.com they have a bunch of instructional videos to watch
  • magpie0
    magpie0 Posts: 194 Member
    Ya, metal one that you do squats with. I find that even just the bare bar is heavy and I can't balance. Adding weights helps balance?
  • aperrillioux
    aperrillioux Posts: 115 Member
    It was hard for me to balance at first too (I just started about a month ago). It got a lot easier REALLY quickly.
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