how do you count weight on a barbell?

wanderingarcher · November 2013

I'm used to doing dumbbell lifting, and I've always counted the weight as the weight of one of the dumbbells I'm lifting. But how do you count barbell weight? If the one weight says 25 lbs, does that mean that you count 50 lbs? Do you add the weight of the bar?

I'm wondering how to keep records. Thanks!

dicoveringwhoIam · November 2013

You count the weight of the bar and the weight of the plates.

accendo · November 2013

I just finished my workout, for example when I did a dead lift I had a 20kg bar, a 10kg and a 2.5 plate on each side of the barbell. I counted my lift as 45kg. 20+10+10+2.5+2.5=45kg.

ravikrishna · November 2013

For dumbell, its the weight distributed across evenly which is mentioned on it. But, in case of barbell, if you add 5 lbs on each side, in fact you're lifting 10lbs + weight of the barbell. So, in order to get the full weight, you goanna need to weigh the empty barbell and then add it to the weights that you add upto.

johan1585 · November 2013

first of all add 2 weights one on each side or you'll grow crooked lol, no for real if the bar weighs 14 lbs and you add two weights both 15 lbs its = 14+15+15 = 44

wanderingarcher · November 2013

Thanks a bunch! Makes a lot more sense now why it sounded like barbell lifting numbers were so high compared to my normal dumbbell routine.

sarahrbraun · November 2013

Thanks a bunch! Makes a lot more sense now why it sounded like barbell lifting numbers were so high compared to my normal dumbbell routine.

to make it even more confusing, there are several different kinds of bars. An Olympic bar ( what I use) weighs 45lbs. There are other bars that weigh less...

fxgs · November 2013

Is this post serious?

Escape_Artist · November 2013

Is this post serious?

It is and it's a legitimate question.

how do you count weight on a barbell?

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