need advice on a barbel??

[skeldno]

Hi all i am setting up a gym in my garage I am almost there but am looking for an olympic barbell. I have found 6ft and 7ft ones but the 6ft is so much cheaper is there any disadvantages of a 6ft bar?

[oneshot]

i thought all "Olympic" barbells were 7 ft standard. not exactly the expert on the subject, but i cant see why a 6 footer would hurt if your working out in the garage.

[ni4ni]

get the cheaper one

[DSM4Life]

get the cheaper one

+2 who cares.

[Phate]

Hi all i am setting up a gym in my garage I am almost there but am looking for an olympic barbell. I have found 6ft and 7ft ones but the 6ft is so much cheaper is there any disadvantages of a 6ft bar?

can't put as much weight on it, you gonna be squating 800lbs? didn't think so, lol, get the 6ft one

[IM708]

No, don't get the cheaper bars. I've had my experience with cheapos and they won't hold up. Get a quality bar. I got a super cheap set from dicks, the bar stripped and bowed within a year making my dedicated bar for t-bar rows. Now have a 1500lb capacity power bar, awesome peice of equiptment.

[Phate]

No, don't get the cheaper bars. I've had my experience with cheapos and they won't hold up. Get a quality bar. I got a super cheap set from dicks, the bar stripped and bowed within a year making my dedicated bar for t-bar rows. Now have a 1500lb capacity power bar, awesome peice of equiptment.

i think he means they are the same type of bar, just one is 6 foot and one is 7

[IM708]

i think he means they are the same type of bar, just one is 6 foot and one is 7

Well in that case I'd suggest a 7 footer, a 6 foot won't fit inside of power cages which those are pretty much a necessity for a home gym.

[Phate]

Well in that case I'd suggest a 7 footer, a 6 foot won't fit inside of power cages which those are pretty much a necessity for a home gym.

really? i didn't know that, interesting

[SMCengineer]

Well in that case I'd suggest a 7 footer, a 6 foot won't fit inside of power cages which those are pretty much a necessity for a home gym.

Good point.

[bushido3374]

Well in that case I'd suggest a 7 footer, a 6 foot won't fit inside of power cages which those are pretty much a necessity for a home gym.

You mean a bench with preacher curls attachment isn't enough?

[IM708]

You mean a bench with preacher curls attachment isn't enough?

Ugh, you being serious?

[ni4ni]

Ugh, you being serious?

I think(HOPE) he was kidding

[collar]

lol.....

[jbm]

[collar]

broomstick.

[jbm]

[collar]

b.623 b.622 b.621 are the best lol

[jbm]

b.623 b.622 b.621 are the best lol

These are for 1 rep max bro! lol...

[collar]

look like it too, colour coated to make you aware the intesity and how powerful each one is.

[skeldno]

Hi all i put an ad in the local ad site thought i might as well before i go buy one and i ended up getting a nice 7ft barbell with 145kg of weights :-) that will do me for a while!

[gixxerboy1]

a 6ft bar would probably be useless. It is to short for cages and olympic benches