Barbell weight questionning

[Vanilla sky]

Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding the amount of weight that Cathe puts on her barbell. When she says she has 40 lbs, does that mean on each side or total?

Thanks

 

[Aquajock]

Total (including the weight of the bar AND the plates).

A-Jock

 

[arogerson]

She uses a system where the bar weighs 5 lbs, then she has plates on each side- one 10 lb, one 5 lb and one 2/12 lb for a total of 35-add the bar and you get 40 lbs. That is the best system to use when doing her videos because you can follow her along when changing weights.