Advantages: Lots of other uses, Holds a large amount of weight for its size Disadvantages: Expensive for a metal rod. Requires alot of other components
I bought the York 5ft Bar from a sports store at home, about a year ago after I had a huge sudden desire to start working out, and it sort of worked, just not quite as well as I planned, but my small failure is not the point of this review! =) Specifications The bar is 5ft (152cm) long, and weighs just about 7kg including the 2 spinlocks (you need to know that because no site EVER tells you). It has a 125kg Max limit, and is a made of steel with ... ...you are able to fit weights is around 8 – 10 inches (no site tells you this either!). The diameter of the bar is 1 inch (nor this), so don’t go buying the Olympic 2inch lumen weights! A bit about usage The 5ft bar is generally used for pressing motions, like the bench press, or for dead lifts. Other variations are used but other types of bars are of better fit. A large area is very useful for this especially as it is a long bar, and when moved around ...
mark.p 08.06.2009
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