Just found out that all the barbells in my gym are 35 lbs.

>>40158967
>he lifts 10 lbs less than what he thought he did

Also, iron forged plates are +/-10℅ off in their weight, steel plates +/-5℅, depending on quality

So you should kill yourself, or not, you know, because you can always keep lifting

I've actually wondered about this. I bench (what I thought was) 205 5x5. But there's another gym I've been to as a guest a couple times, and whenever I go there I've actually failed with (what I thought was) sets of 185. I attributed this to the barbells being thicker, thus weakening my grip. But I'm still skeptical about it making THAT much difference.

>>40159029
Then ask if they are pre Olympic or Olympic barbells.

If they have a scale weight yourself, then weight yourself holding the bar, substract your weight and bam, you know how much it weights.

And yes, it does make a difference when you are in your max, 500g feel like an added ton

>>40159024
I'm going to have to mark and use the same plates everytime to make progress aren't I

>>40159095
>pre Olympic
Do you mean womens bars?

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