Buying an affordable bar for deadlifting

CookNLift
CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
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I am looking to purchase a bar for deadlifting in my yard since my gym gave me a slightly hard time about doing it since there were too many people around, plus they are constantly being used and I want to be able to incorporate deadlifting before or after my routine and don't want to wait around for the guys hogging the bench to be done.

I am looking for something affordable and simple. Just a 45lb straight bar with grips and some rubber weights to put on it so I don't kill the grass outside too much. If it is possible, I'd prefer one that is weather proof and can stay outside, but if they're cheaper for non weather proof, I will just go for the cheaper one and bring it inside after I am done.

I don't really know where to shop for them, or what to search for. I wound up searching for deadlift bars but they're all the ones that go around your body, and I don't want to use that since I want something I can use or multi purpose.

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  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    I got my barbell on Amazon. Craigslist has also been good to me.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    I got my barbell on Amazon. Craigslist has also been good to me.

    any recommendation? I keep looking for "dead lift bar" but they're not the ones I'm looking for. I'm not sure if there is a different name or brand I should be looking for.
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  • mackeyj
    mackeyj Posts: 11 Member
    You can easily drop $500 on a new bar on websites like Rogue Fitness or Elite FTS. These are top of the line, last a lifetime, don't leave outside, competition rated barbells. Just saw your new post, these will usually be under the name "Texas" Barbell.

    On the flip side, you could scour craigslist in your area and wait for a great deal. You should be able to find a suitable barbell and weights really quick. SearchTempest is great tool for things like this.

    I wouldn't recommend leaving any barbells outside. They will rust, or get stuck and not spin correctly. Could really throw you off if you're doing more than one repetition at a time. Just consider bringing the weights outside and back in a warm up and cooldown.

    Once you start pulling heavy or have trouble progressing look into the Mag/Ort deadlift program.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    I got my barbell on Amazon. Craigslist has also been good to me.

    any recommendation? I keep looking for "dead lift bar" but they're not the ones I'm looking for. I'm not sure if there is a different name or brand I should be looking for.

    If you don't want a trap bar (the one that goes all around you), you just need a standard olympic barbell.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    You can easily drop $500 on a new bar on websites like Rogue Fitness or Elite FTS. These are top of the line, last a lifetime, don't leave outside, competition rated barbells. Just saw your new post, these will usually be under the name "Texas" Barbell.

    On the flip side, you could scour craigslist in your area and wait for a great deal. You should be able to find a suitable barbell and weights really quick. SearchTempest is great tool for things like this.

    I wouldn't recommend leaving any barbells outside. They will rust, or get stuck and not spin correctly. Could really throw you off if you're doing more than one repetition at a time. Just consider bringing the weights outside and back in a warm up and cooldown.

    Once you start pulling heavy or have trouble progressing look into the Mag/Ort deadlift program.

    thank you! I definitely don't feel like dropping that much money on a bar, just because I'd rather buy it used and find one for around $100-200 which may be un realistic.

    I'll check out the searchtempest and craigslist and hope for something good. I don't plan on lifting a crazy amount of weight, but I want something that will last as I will be doing a decent amount of repetitions per set to get myself going. I'm looking to build muscle but not powerlift. Thanks again I really appreciate your help
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member

    It'd just be a regular olympic bar but I could be wrong. Seems like what I've always heard it called.

    thank you!
  • Altruista75
    Altruista75 Posts: 409 Member
    I got my entire olympic set at Play it Again Sports (recycled sporting good store). Not sure if they are in your area or not but they have lots of gently used & new equipment.
  • SMKean90
    SMKean90 Posts: 55
    i found a good deal on amazon
    :)
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    The Cap Barbell OB-86B is a VERY well rated bar. You won't find a better bar with that kind of weight capacity for the $.

    http://www.wayfair.com/Cap-Barbell-Solid-7-1000-lbs-Test-Bar-Black-OB-86B-CBB1047.html.
  • Rose6300
    Rose6300 Posts: 232 Member
    I got my entire olympic set at Play it Again Sports (recycled sporting good store). Not sure if they are in your area or not but they have lots of gently used & new equipment.

    Me too! New set about $160 IIRC.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    You can easily drop $500 on a new bar on websites like Rogue Fitness or Elite FTS. These are top of the line, last a lifetime, don't leave outside, competition rated barbells. Just saw your new post, these will usually be under the name "Texas" Barbell.

    On the flip side, you could scour craigslist in your area and wait for a great deal. You should be able to find a suitable barbell and weights really quick. SearchTempest is great tool for things like this.

    I wouldn't recommend leaving any barbells outside. They will rust, or get stuck and not spin correctly. Could really throw you off if you're doing more than one repetition at a time. Just consider bringing the weights outside and back in a warm up and cooldown.

    Once you start pulling heavy or have trouble progressing look into the Mag/Ort deadlift program.

    thank you! I definitely don't feel like dropping that much money on a bar, just because I'd rather buy it used and find one for around $100-200 which may be un realistic.

    I'll check out the searchtempest and craigslist and hope for something good. I don't plan on lifting a crazy amount of weight, but I want something that will last as I will be doing a decent amount of repetitions per set to get myself going. I'm looking to build muscle but not powerlift. Thanks again I really appreciate your help

    I would not recommend tons of reps for deadlift. The deadlift is very taxing to your body - most beginner programs recommend one set of deadlifts at 5-10 reps while they recommend multiple sets of every other lift.

    Also, plan on lifting a crazy amount of weight. While deadlifts are taxing to your body, you're also typically able to lift a heck of a lot more with deadlift than any other compound lift. You'll be deadlifting your bodyweight in a couple of months, max. You need to leave plenty of room to improve - you won't be putting on much muscle if you aren't progressively loading your lifts.
  • rejectuf
    rejectuf Posts: 487 Member
    Yes, you want a standard olympic barbell. I would not leave any of them outside if you want it to last for any time at all. Buy it used if at all possible.

    As for weights, keep in mind you would probably want olympic/bumper plates that are standardized in size. I assume you have some kind of platform/surface in mind. Doing this in the grass/dirt is going to end up in you having to clean off the barbell and weights pretty often.

    Edit: I want to go ahead and agree with the poster above me. Your deadlift is the lift that you will pull the most weight and it will go up quickly. Men can usually pull 300+ pounds with about 1-2 years of lifting with few issues.
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    You can easily drop $500 on a new bar on websites like Rogue Fitness or Elite FTS. These are top of the line, last a lifetime, don't leave outside, competition rated barbells. Just saw your new post, these will usually be under the name "Texas" Barbell.

    On the flip side, you could scour craigslist in your area and wait for a great deal. You should be able to find a suitable barbell and weights really quick. SearchTempest is great tool for things like this.

    I wouldn't recommend leaving any barbells outside. They will rust, or get stuck and not spin correctly. Could really throw you off if you're doing more than one repetition at a time. Just consider bringing the weights outside and back in a warm up and cooldown.

    Once you start pulling heavy or have trouble progressing look into the Mag/Ort deadlift program.

    thank you! I definitely don't feel like dropping that much money on a bar, just because I'd rather buy it used and find one for around $100-200 which may be un realistic.

    I'll check out the searchtempest and craigslist and hope for something good. I don't plan on lifting a crazy amount of weight, but I want something that will last as I will be doing a decent amount of repetitions per set to get myself going. I'm looking to build muscle but not powerlift. Thanks again I really appreciate your help

    I would not recommend tons of reps for deadlift. The deadlift is very taxing to your body - most beginner programs recommend one set of deadlifts at 5-10 reps while they recommend multiple sets of every other lift.

    Also, plan on lifting a crazy amount of weight. While deadlifts are taxing to your body, you're also typically able to lift a heck of a lot more with deadlift than any other compound lift. You'll be deadlifting your bodyweight in a couple of months, max. You need to leave plenty of room to improve - you won't be putting on much muscle if you aren't progressively loading your lifts.

    This. I'm a woman, and have lifted for only about a year and a half, and am pulling 225 on deadlifts right now. That will likely end up being your biggest lift, so I'd buy a bar that will hold up to it. It would suck to buy something not rated for a higher weight and you get stuck because you maxed your bar out.

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