Using a barbell & weights

[jazzi21]

Cathe uses a barbell in most of her strength training workouts and I wanted to know what would be a good weight for the "barbell bar" itself... I have one that is only 3lbs and the top weight it can handle is only 35lbs... In researching barbells, I have noticed that some start at 5lbs and go up from there... Does anyone know how much her barbell bar weighs? and what would be a good starter weight for me when buying a new one? all comments will be greatly appreciated. thanks ~ Dee

 

[jldx2in2000]

I believe Cathe uses the Troy Lite system:

http://www.troybarbell.com/index.php?crn=221&rn=387&action=show_detail

The bar weighs 5 lbs and it can hold up to 80 lbs.

I bought a cheappie Gold's Gym set from Wal-Mart for $35. The bar is 4 lbs. and it can hold 100 lbs. (not that I use all of that yet)!

 

[ebonynicole]

I bought the same one from Wal-Mart and it works out fine for me. The only thing is that the clips are easy to pull on and off like Cathe can do in her videos. I'm on the hunt for extra clips that have more give and will slide on and off easily.

 

[jazzi21]

Thanks guys, very helpful... I will check it out ~ Dee