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lifting standards
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The Exact Weight of an Olympic Bar: What Lifters Need to Know
What’s less obvious is how this weight evolved. The modern Olympic bar wasn’t born in a lab; it’s the result of decades of refinement, balancing durability...
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The Exact Weight of a Bench Press Bar: Why *How Much Does Bar Weigh on Bench Press* Matters More Than You Think
What happens when you bench press a 25 kg bar instead of the standard? Or when a raw lifter’s total includes the bar’s weight while an equipped lifter’s does...