Specialty bars should really be reserved for supplemental lifts for most guys on this board. It gives you a way to load a similar movement pattern with slightly less weight without just going "light" on the main lifts.
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Andy,
There was a question a while back about the use of the safety squat bar and Swiss/football bar in place of the main barbell lifts. You advised the guy to maybe use them no more than 50% of the time . My question is what would the average person (non competitive lifter) lose by not performing a traditional squat over the safety bar squat or close grip Swiss bar bench over straight bar besides the obvious answer that one would be moving less weight.
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Specialty bars should really be reserved for supplemental lifts for most guys on this board. It gives you a way to load a similar movement pattern with slightly less weight without just going "light" on the main lifts.
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Gotcha -thanks
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I used a Texas something or other deadlift bar at a gym I go to in holidays when thr y is closed and I did 15 pounds greater than my planned set because of thr bar bending. So I was able to do more weight but I suspect a physics calculation of total work done would be about equal to thr work done at normal weight with thr stiff ass YMCA bars I normally use
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Yes, usually with the bendy narrower competition deadlift bars you can pull a little more weight. I have one here at the gym, but we rarely if ever use it
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I thought this was going to be about a pirate bar or a 1920's gangster themed bar. That was a giant let down. It is no good, I am an emotional wreck now.
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