Barbell and heavy bag question

[iohc86]

Im currently saving around $150 for a 300 lb barbell set that I found at the mall(Dicks). I just have a few questions

1. Will this barbell be able to hold more then 300 pounds? For example, is it safe to deadlift 500 lbs with it?

2. If the first question is a "no" then can you recommend me a barbell that can at hold atleast 500 lbs?

3. I dont own a powercage and doing barbell squats without one seems to be dangerous. Any ideas on what I should do to strengthen my legs? I currently do glute-ham raises and jump squats. I plan on adding bulgarian split squats with dumbbells. Is that all I need for leg development?

4. What deadlift variations are ideal for punching power? I found the snatch grip deadlift and zercher deadlifts to be interesting although I havent tried them yet.

5. A few months ago I was able to scavenge an 80 lb heavy bag in very good condition. Unfortunately I live in an apartment and I have nowhere to hang the danm thing. Any recommendations on a bag holder or whatever you call it?

 

[Urban]

1. Will this barbell be able to hold more then 300 pounds? For example, is it safe to deadlift 500 lbs with it?

If the barbells uses 2" plates then yeah, it will probably hold close to 700 lbs or more.

3. I dont own a powercage and doing barbell squats without one seems to be dangerous. Any ideas on what I should do to strengthen my legs? I currently do glute-ham raises and jump squats. I plan on adding bulgarian split squats with dumbbells. Is that all I need for leg development?

Front squats will develop you pretty well bilaterally, overhead squats are another fun variant, and both allow you to bail out pretty readily. I've recently become a fan of pistols (one legged squats) and I find that if you hold the bar in front squat position it maintains the development of balance and strength in the same proportions as unweighted pistols.

4. What deadlift variations are ideal for punching power? I found the snatch grip deadlift and zercher deadlifts to be interesting although I havent tried them yet.

all of them. But most importantly is working on your punching skills. Sum up all the time you spend doing work outside the boxing gym and double it to get the amount of time you should spend developing your striking power. That means if you spend 3 hours a week lifting and three hours a week running (6 hours total training time), Ideally you should spend 12 hours a week in boxing classes. While 18 hours a week is not practical for most people, I'm trying to drive home how important technique is in striking power as opposed to any one lift you're going to be able to do.

5. A few months ago I was able to scavenge an 80 lb heavy bag in very good condition. Unfortunately I live in an apartment and I have nowhere to hang the danm thing. Any recommendations on a bag holder or whatever you call it?

carry it to the park and hang it over some monkey bars or something. Better yet, go to a boxing gym, sign up for lessons and use theirs.

 

[FatAlToTheMax]

Im currently saving around $150 for a 300 lb barbell set that I found at the mall(Dicks). I just have a few questions

1. Will this barbell be able to hold more then 300 pounds? For example, is it safe to deadlift 500 lbs with it?

I've got that set, it's safe to DL with a lot of weight (didn't flex much with 405). Just don't drop the bar. The first time I DL 315 I lost my grip and dropped it and the 2 inch adapter snapped. So now I have 2 of those sets.

 

[BlastBeats]

3. I dont own a powercage and doing barbell squats without one seems to be dangerous. Any ideas on what I should do to strengthen my legs? I currently do glute-ham raises and jump squats. I plan on adding bulgarian split squats with dumbbells. Is that all I need for leg development?

Aside from front squats, pistols, etc.:

If you are lifting at home, I assume you also have a bench? If the rack for the bench isn't too low you might be able to use it as your rack for squats also (some benches have adjustable racks which go up pretty high). I'm sure you'll have to figure out the details of the walk out and racking the weight but its better than nothing.

If you have absolutely nothing to rack it on you could clean it, press/jerk it, then catch it behind your neck and do high rep squats (basically turing it into a complex.)

Or you could commission Bacon to build you something cheap