barbell to long?

[JUSTCRAZY]

i got a barbell from sears and it feels like it's to long for me. does it matter? the ones cathe uses looks shorter. so far i would much rather put one of my kids on my back than use that thing. do they come in different sizes? does anybody know where she got that dumbell rack from? i really want the one she uses.

 

[fit_fairy]

Cathe uses the Troylite BB in most of her videos. It's 5' long. I bet yours from sears is 6'. It can be a bit more awkward with a longer BB, it takes more balance. But you can make it work for ya. I'll see if I can find a link to the Troylite.

 

[regina]

troy lite barbell

Hi,

Here is a link for the troy lite barbell.

http://www.troybarbell.com/store.php?crn=221&rn=387&action=show_detail


Regina

 

[fit_fairy]

Here's the link to the TL:
http://fitness1st.com/Troy-Bars.html

Also remember, Cathe's bar only weighs 5 pounds, yours may weigh 15 pounds. Keep that in mind when adding your plates on.

 

[dbelden1]

i got a barbell from sears and it feels like it's to long for me. does it matter? the ones cathe uses looks shorter. so far i would much rather put one of my kids on my back than use that thing. do they come in different sizes? does anybody know where she got that dumbell rack from? i really want the one she uses.

I must have gotten the same bar set as you from Sears, however, my bar is 7 foot long and the bar alone must weigh 15#'s or more! UGH! I found a 5 foot bar (no wieghts) by Reebok at Target and got that. Then had to go to Sports Authority to get a sleeve for the bar ends so that I could use my larger bar diameter plates! Was thinking about returning the Sears set, but thought I might as well keep them. Hopefully I will be needing more weight plates when STS comes... so now I have a curl bar, a 5' barbell and a 7' barbell and about 150#'s of various weight plates... Just in case the Incredible Hulk comes to visit!