Pyramind lower body...how much weight?

[Sue Esser]

Been doing pyramid lower body and not sure of how much weight to use. Cathe says she is using 30, 35, 40, etc...but is that on each end of the barbell or all together? Seems like a lot if it is that weight times 2.

 

[jamie vaughn]

I believe that's the total weight of the barbell + plates. I find it difficult to do the step ups with a barbell though and use my 20lb weight vest + dumbbells which works well.

 

[Sue Esser]

Great...thanks. I was doing another weight workout where they referred to the amount of weight on each end, so I wanted to be sure. Feel better now about how much weight I've been using!

 

[maddiesmum]

Yeah, this refers to total eight of barbell: totally!!!!
Clare

 

[teddy16410]

Been doing pyramid lower body and not sure of how much weight to use. Cathe says she is using 30, 35, 40, etc...but is that on each end of the barbell or all together? Seems like a lot if it is that weight times 2.

Not Cathe-
Traditional lifting wording always speaks of the barbell as TOTAL WEIGHT, including the weight of bar itself. When talking Dumbbells its always the weight PER DB -