No olympic bar - make do with EZ?

candiceh3 · October 2013

Uh... my new gym doesn't have any olympic bars or straight barbells. Only EZ bars. I have no clue why o.O.

But my new workout calls for deadlifts. What's a woman to do?

PikaKnight · October 2013

Do they have a hex bar or dumbbells?

candiceh3 · October 2013

They have dumb bells but I don't know what the equivalent free weight alternative to a deadlift is.

PikaKnight · October 2013

There are different variations of the dumbbell deadlift

Here is a link to one - http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/stiff-legged-dumbbell-deadlift

There are also single leg deadlifts and regular Romanian deadlifts with the dumbbells at the side.

candiceh3 · October 2013

There are different variations of the dumbbell deadlift

Here is a link to one - http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/stiff-legged-dumbbell-deadlift

There are also single leg deadlifts and regular Romanian deadlifts with the dumbbells at the side.

Thanks for helping - I think I'm going to go with the dumbbell rather than the EZ bar.

PikaKnight · October 2013

Here's a link for some ideas for using dumbbells in place of a barbell.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/902569-barbell-routines-when-you-only-have-dumbbells

Bodybuilding.com also has a great exercise database to browse through for more ideas if you need

No olympic bar - make do with EZ?

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