Barbell weights

cz639

Cathlete
Cathe or anyone else,

When Cathe says I'll be using 40 pounds on the barbell, does she mean that the plates she puts on the bar are 40 pounds in total or does she mean the total weight of the plates plus the bar's weight. My barbell bar weighs 17 pounds on its own, so if I added 2 20pd plates, that would be 57 pounds.
 
Not Cathe, but she means total weight of bar and weights. My bar weighs 15 so you have to adjust and add weight accordingly. You would have to add some 1 pounds or something in order to get 40 pounds even, or be slightly under or over. 17 pound bar is an odd number to work with.

Hope that helps some.
 
Thanks, Calico. I thought that's what Cathe meant, but just wanted to make sure. She's amazingly strong that I thought she added in addition to the bar's weight!
 

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