Bumper Plates

MatterOverMind said:
Yeah, $1.26/lb is pretty damn good.

The Rogue sets are $1.72/lb and are still a good deal.

2 sets of 55s and a set of 10s would only be $303 for 240 lbs. With the bar, that's 285 lbs, which is more than I'll be putting overhead anytime soon. Plus you could easily throw on 70 lbs of steel weights, taking you to 355. And anything between 175 (two 55s, two 10s, and the bar) and 265 (two pairs of 55s and the bar) I would THINK one would be okay to use steel for.
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Yea I'm thinking of picking up a pair of 55's and 10's. 55's for the axle, 10's for the log, and I need more weight anyway. My ghetto bumpers are still PRETTY awesome though.
 
Ghetto bumpers are great for strongman. Especially logs, where the clean is the easy part and the height doesn't matter too much.

But I wouldn't load that log up too heavy if you're just depending on a pair of 10s. They aren't meant to take that kind of abuse.
 
MatterOverMind said:
Ghetto bumpers are great for strongman. Especially logs, where the clean is the easy part and the height doesn't matter too much.

But I wouldn't load that log up too heavy if you're just depending on a pair of 10s. They aren't meant to take that kind of abuse.
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I talked myself out of buying them. I haven't been doing strongman lately and need to save some scratch. *hates responsibilities*
 
well i have a couple of months to shop around before i head back to texas. im looking at buying a power rack as well, any suggestions? i wanna get my garage loaded down for under 1000 bucks. i have 300lbs of cap plates and a shitty bar right now. ill probably hit craigslist for the power rack, but if i find a decent deal online i might bite. im leaning towards the hi-temp bumpers as well.
 
Those 55's are great. I will probably get some of those and some 10's to go with them.

Me and my dad were thinking of getting the powertec rack with the dip and chin up bars. It is around $500 new but there is a weight store a few miles away from us that normally has them on sale.

We also need a new bar so info would be great. Currently I'm looking at the Pendlay nexgen Hd Bearing class oly bar. Is it worth the money or should i get something different?

Kernel sorry for hijacking your thread. :redface:
 
it's only hijacking if you start talking about curlz
 
kernel said:
well i have a couple of months to shop around before i head back to texas. im looking at buying a power rack as well, any suggestions? i wanna get my garage loaded down for under 1000 bucks. i have 300lbs of cap plates and a shitty bar right now. ill probably hit craigslist for the power rack, but if i find a decent deal online i might bite. im leaning towards the hi-temp bumpers as well.
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I would definitely try to find a power rack on Craigslist. It may take some patience, but it's worth it. I bought mine for $450 (iirc), and new that same rack goes for $1500.

Weight is weight. Cap plates are fine. Craigslist is a great place to get them. $0.33/lb is a fair price for used weight.

AngryA said:
We also need a new bar so info would be great. Currently I'm looking at the Pendlay nexgen Hd Bearing class oly bar. Is it worth the money or should i get something different?
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I haven't used that specific bar, but I can tell you that Pendlay makes excellent bars and Glen really stands behind his products.

For most people, the bearing class bars are probably overkill. The bushing bars rotate really smoothly and are very well-made. But if the extra $150 isn't a big deal to you, or you are seriously into Olympic lifting, the bearing bar might not be a bad idea. I'm sure you'll be happy with either one, and you'll have it for the rest of your life.
 
kernel said:
it's only hijacking if you start talking about curlz
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Wats wrong with that. I gotta get the peaked bi's to go with teh abz.

MatterOverMind said:
I haven't used that specific bar, but I can tell you that Pendlay makes excellent bars and Glen really stands behind his products.

For most people, the bearing class bars are probably overkill. The bushing bars rotate really smoothly and are very well-made. But if the extra $150 isn't a big deal to you, or you are seriously into Olympic lifting, the bearing bar might not be a bad idea. I'm sure you'll be happy with either one, and you'll have it for the rest of your life.
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alright. Yea i ment the bushing class anyways. What exactly is the differance between the bearing and the bushing. I don't know a whole lot about bars.
 
AngryA said:
What exactly is the differance between the bearing and the bushing. I don't know a whole lot about bars.
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Basically, the bushings are a pair of sleeves (for lack of a better word) that are inside each collar on the bar. Their purpose is to allow the collars to spin more freely due to the reduced friction provided by the material used to make the bushing (most likely bronze, but I'm not sure).

The bearing bars use 5 high-speed bearings that reduce friction even more than the bushings do.
The bars themselves might also be made of different material. I'm not sure, but judging by the price difference, I'd say that the bearing bars are made with slightly better steel and perhaps to tighter tolerances. If you really want to know more about it, give Glen a call. He's always more than happy to talk to customers / potential customers.

And, though these bars are very nice, if you don't plan on doing Olympic lifting, they wouldn't be my first choice. In that case, I'd probably get a Texas Power Bar.
 
MatterOverMind said:
2 sets of 55s and a set of 10s would only be $303 for 240 lbs. With the bar, that's 285 lbs, which is more than I'll be putting overhead anytime soon. Plus you could easily throw on 70 lbs of steel weights, taking you to 355. And anything between 175 (two 55s, two 10s, and the bar) and 265 (two pairs of 55s and the bar) I would THINK one would be okay to use steel for.
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It has been brought to my attention that my thinking on this matter may be mistaken.

Is 35 lbs of steel weight per side on a bar too much?
If you were to put a 35 lb steel plate between two 55 lb bumpers, I wouldn't expect it to be a problem.

In summary: How much steel weight can be used in conjunction with bumper plates without risking damage to the bar or the bumpers?
 
MatterOverMind said:
Basically, the bushings are a pair of sleeves (for lack of a better word) that are inside each collar on the bar. Their purpose is to allow the collars to spin more freely due to the reduced friction provided by the material used to make the bushing (most likely bronze, but I'm not sure).

The bearing bars use 5 high-speed bearings that reduce friction even more than the bushings do.
The bars themselves might also be made of different material. I'm not sure, but judging by the price difference, I'd say that the bearing bars are made with slightly better steel and perhaps to tighter tolerances. If you really want to know more about it, give Glen a call. He's always more than happy to talk to customers / potential customers.

And, though these bars are very nice, if you don't plan on doing Olympic lifting, they wouldn't be my first choice. In that case, I'd probably get a Texas Power Bar.
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Alright, thanks for clearing that up. Yea I really like doing the olympic lifts. I do at least one type of olympic lift with every session. What is the difference with the texas power bars. Are they less whippy for powerlifting or is there something else?
 
A TPB will be less whippy (I believe), the knurling will be coarser/deeper, the collars won't rotate as freely (because they don't need to for PL'ing), and the rings will be closer together.
 
Yeah that is pretty much what I figured. What exactly do you mea the rings will be closer together? As in the knurling or what? I think I'm going to go with the Pendlay bar.
 
The rings on the bar (about 1/4" wide) where there is no knurling.

I don't remember the exact specs, but the rings on an IWF (weightlifting) bar are around 36" apart and the rings on an IPF (PL) bar are 81 cm (31-57/64") apart.
 
Oh I know what you mean. Yeah I will most likely get the pendlay bar then, seeing as I am doing the olympic lifts a lot. Thanks. Now all I have to do is get the money. Being broke sucks I havent even been eating at school because we're so broke.:icon_conf
 
You can't even afford to eat, and you want to spend $300 on a bar?

I like your style.

You may also want to consider getting the Rogue bar. It's essentially the same as the last generation Pendlay bars (and is manufactured by Pendlay), except that it has both PL and weightlifting rings and doesn't have center knurling. It's slightly cheaper, but still an awesome bar.
 
I like my style too. I figure if I need to I can bring some nuts to school or something
I wasn't planning on getting the bar right now but in the near future for sure. I still have to get some resistance bands first. That rogue bar looks good. I also saw Ripptoe's bar. How is that?
 
I don't know a whole lot about that bar.

But from the little bit I've read about it, it sounds like a very good bar.
 
Alright. I don't know which bar I'll end up going with. I'll probably eeny-meeny-miny-mo it, see what happens.
 
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