do you count the barbell as weight?

[horsePOWER]

was lifting with a guy on my team last week. we were warming up and he was asking what i start with. i usually only like to work with 45lb plates and only count the plates as weight. he is saying i should add 45lbs to all the numbers cause the bar weighs that much too, sure as hell doesnt feel like its that much.
im not looking to be a powerlifter, dont really care about numbers, and rarely even think of how much weight im using, just as long as it feels heavy and i can lift it properly.

 

[jeremys]

yes, the bar is counted

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

got to add 45, you aint lifting AIR man...

 

[coolcolj]

45lbs is quite a bit - that's one plate!

 

[TxRugby_8]

you probably are using a 45lbs bar, but there are 55lbs bars. you'd be able to tell the differance. one's thicker and a bit longer. cheers

 

[bignate73]

count the bar so you wont look like a

regardless of your sport, coaches, trainers, powerlifters, bodybuilders, fitness enthusiasts (in the know) count the bar as weight.

 

[WarriorPL]

Always count the bar.

Doesn't matter if you care how much you push...

 

[ThePolishHammer]

powerlifters even count the clips as weight.

 

[KAYNE]

YOURE LIFTING THAT WEIGHT ALSO ARENT YOU? WHY WOULDNT IT BE COUNTED!




KAYNE

 

[spatts]

powerlifters even count the clips as weight.

We do?

 

[JDarty6173]

We do?

LOL...I was thinking the same thing....

 

[Fatty4You]

I add the weight of the bar except for when i use the Smith machine, cause i am never sure home much the bar weighs. Plus, i think it doesn't matter so long as you are consistent. Its about progress, not the weight itself.

I usuallly assume that the eZbar is 15 and the barbell is 45. So long as i use the same bar every time, it don't matter if those are accurate.

-Fatty

 

[ThePolishHammer]

LOL...I was thinking the same thing....

...

or i could be wrong

the powerlifting records ive read often mention how much the clips weigh

but i wouldnt call myself a powerlifter.
so im no authority

 

[spatts]

HM. Maybe the big bulky collars that are sometimes used. They can weigh a few pounds. Clips? As in spring collars? Doubt it...

 

[Robert Jan]

the collars in my gym weigh 5.5 lbs each.

well worth adding imo...

sometimes i dont use them so therefor i should

 

[spatts]

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. By "clips" I took it to mean the light weight clips you squeeze and slide down the barbell. They weigh about 8oz or so? LOL

 

[Haz]

And most easy curl bars weigh about 15 lbs. The ones at my gym weigh 16 lbs to be exact (I put a couple of them on a scale). I've also noticed that some dumbells don't include the weight of the bar. At my old gym we had two different dumbell sets, one that included the weight of the bar and the other didn't. So one set of 50 pounders was actually heavier then the other. Clips can weigh alot, the ones I used to use were 2.5 lbs each.

I'm not sure how much a standard barbell weighs though.

 

[smokingunz00]

why the fuck wouldn't you count the bar. that does not make sense.

 

[erickthegreat11]

never heard of someone adding 45# to the weight they were lifting and omitting it b/c it's just a bar.