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post 10000229770 Yesterday, 07:18 PM
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New squat bar has arrived boyos

Well I gotta give Bells of Steel credit for packaging srs .




It fits well on the rack , as I’ve heard some companies have the bends in the bar too early and it’s a tight fit . I mounted it higher by two holes than posted here , as it was too low because of the foam . Definitely feels a little alien , but can’t wait to try it on the next leg day


I turned it the other way in the storage rack as this is the wrong direction when you pick it up to put on the squat rack


I prefer not to see the huge text anyways
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I like the curved bars, but I feel like the ones with handles are kinda gay srs
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Originally Posted By tripod29⏩
Mirin
Thx




Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
I like the curved bars, but I feel like the ones with handles are kinda gay srs
the handles were the whole point . I was getting bad pain in my left hand , like it was sprained or something. I thought it was from dumbbells, but then realized it was actually from trying to hold the squat bar behind my neck . Unfortunately I have shorter than normal arms , so I have to strain more to hold the bar . This is going to help bigly
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Thx






the handles were the whole point . I was getting bad pain in my left hand , like it was sprained or something. I thought it was from dumbbells, but then realized it was actually from trying to hold the squat bar behind my neck . Unfortunately I have shorter than normal arms , so I have to strain more to hold the bar . This is going to help bigly
I've had shoulder issues for years that up until recently prevented squatting with hands behind the bar - those bars would be helpful

Otherwise it's front squats and those stupid Bulgarian things because I don't have a hack squat at home
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Thx






the handles were the whole point . I was getting bad pain in my left hand , like it was sprained or something. I thought it was from dumbbells, but then realized it was actually from trying to hold the squat bar behind my neck . Unfortunately I have shorter than normal arms , so I have to strain more to hold the bar . This is going to help bigly
Have you tried using the shelf on your upper back and mainly just guiding with your hands instead of gripping it? Probably have to go low bar squats for that, though
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
I've had shoulder issues for years that up until recently prevented squatting with hands behind the bar - those bars would be helpful

Otherwise it's front squats and those stupid Bulgarian things because I don't have a hack squat at home
lol I tried front squats and dumped the bar into the rack when I lost balance, and from memory I think I was just using the bar unloaded for a test .
Never bothered again


Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Have you tried using the shelf on your upper back and mainly just guiding with your hands instead of gripping it? Probably have to go low bar squats for that, though
Sort of . If I’m really careful I can get away with it , but I think this is a better solution. I actually have a bit of hunch back from doing squats when I was younger because I had the bar up too high .
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Good call on going with BoS over Rogue. Doubt you missed out on much. They are all EliteFTS clones. Congrats!
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
lol I tried front squats and dumped the bar into the rack when I lost balance, and from memory I think I was just using the bar unloaded for a test .
Never bothered again



Sort of . If I’m really careful I can get away with it , but I think this is a better solution. I actually have a bit of hunch back from doing squats when I was younger because I had the bar up too high .
Yeah, I guess the handles aren’t really a bad thing. I just feel like it really transforms the squat, but that’s not inherently bad.
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I thought the shipping was too expensive, did you end up biting the bullet or something?
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From the packaging looks like the barbell is easy to remove. Rogue barbells are so much harder to remove from the packaging.
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post 10000229828 Yesterday, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted By radrd⏩
Good call on going with BoS over Rogue. Doubt you missed out on much. They are all EliteFTS clones. Congrats!
The Rogue bar was 70 pounds and I wasn’t liking that too much . I prefer 45 as it’s easier to put on my squat rack plus easier to do the math when you’re putting plates on

Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Yeah, I guess the handles aren’t really a bad thing. I just feel like it really transforms the squat, but that’s not inherently bad.
I suspect I’m going to still use the old bar still on occasion once my hand improves . I also have a Force USA hack squat machine , so there’s that . Not really into machines tbh , but I thought it was a nice addition, especially for sloots . (Not that sloots use my gym lol )



Originally Posted By ConTroLFreaKK⏩
I thought the shipping was too expensive, did you end up biting the bullet or something?
Shipping was pretty cheap from Bells of Steel . Rogue was the expensive shipping ,but it was 10 times further away so it made sense .




Originally Posted By AverageKenneth⏩
Glad you found one boyo. Hope it serves you and your tendons well.
Thx , I’m sure it’s going to be an improvement for my hand amd whatever the fk is wrong with it




Originally Posted By SpeakethTruth⏩
From the packaging looks like the barbell is easy to remove. Rogue barbells are so much harder to remove from the packaging.
Srs I had one fk of a time getting the end caps off the cardboard tubes for my rogue bars . Think I gave up on trying to remove the staples one time and used a saw lol
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Originally Posted By Donald_Trump⏩
mirin brah. I always enjoy your home gym pics
Thx srs


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Very nice. Good to see others who actually lift.
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Very nice. Good to see others who actually lift.
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
The Rogue bar was 70 pounds and I wasn’t liking that too much . I prefer 45 as it’s easier to put on my squat rack plus easier to do the math when you’re putting plates on


I suspect I’m going to still use the old bar still on occasion once my hand improves . I also have a Force USA hack squat machine , so there’s that . Not really into machines tbh , but I thought it was a nice addition, especially for sloots . (Not that sloots use my gym lol )




Shipping was pretty cheap from Bells of Steel . Rogue was the expensive shipping ,but it was 10 times further away so it made sense .





Thx , I’m sure it’s going to be an improvement for my hand amd whatever the fk is wrong with it





Srs I had one fk of a time getting the end caps off the cardboard tubes for my rogue bars . Think I gave up on trying to remove the staples one time and used a saw lol
I watched a YouTube video to figure out how to take a rogue barbell out of the packaging. The guy and his son used a screw driver and pliers which did the job well enough and is pretty much what I did. They mentioned that they made the removal guide because they saw heaps of people using saws and power tools to get the barbell out lmao.
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Originally Posted By SpeakethTruth⏩
I watched a YouTube video to figure out how to take a rogue barbell out of the packaging. The guy and his son used a screw driver and pliers which did the job well enough and is pretty much what I did. They mentioned that they made the removal guide because they saw heaps of people using saws and power tools to get the barbell out lmao.
I believe I used a hack saw lol . Wanted to use my Dewalt sawzall but was to nervous about damaging the end of the bar .
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
I believe I used a hack saw lol . Wanted to use my Dewalt sawzall but was to nervous about damaging the end of the bar .
I have a Milwaukee hand tool that uses sawzall blades. Worked well for getting my last Rogue bar out of the tube. Agree there's too much risk with power tools.
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Thx






the handles were the whole point . I was getting bad pain in my left hand , like it was sprained or something. I thought it was from dumbbells, but then realized it was actually from trying to hold the squat bar behind my neck . Unfortunately I have shorter than normal arms , so I have to strain more to hold the bar . This is going to help bigly
Get belt squat bru
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Originally Posted By piramparam⏩
Get belt squat bru
Those look kind of cool tbh , but I’m all out of room . Hopefully I win the lottery soon and can have a real house built and spend a half mill on a gym lol
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
I like the curved bars, but I feel like the ones with handles are kinda gay srs
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Nice dude. If I had one of those I'd still be squatting. Have to sub bb squats with belt squats now because of my shoulder.
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Bro ,you do what makes you happy

But you should be moving away from heavy squats at this point
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Srs I had one fk of a time getting the end caps off the cardboard tubes for my rogue bars . Think I gave up on trying to remove the staples one time and used a saw lol
Needle nose pliers always worked for me getting those out quick srs

I have the SS3 BOS SSB. I see the new one has knurled handles mirin
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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
Bro ,you do what makes you happy

But you should be moving away from heavy squats at this point
Because I did some permanent damage to my back in 93 from doing jumps on my RM125 , I can only go to 165 - 175 max on squats.
I’d really like to do more weight but it pinches a nerve .
But regardless of that it’s been proven time and time again that lots of reps and volume can grow your muscles just as good as going heavy .
I’m doing 145-10 now and tbh that weight is good enough for me atm , maybe ever . I think if I get 20 reps I’ll increase the weight .




Originally Posted By LAHipster1⏩
mirin hard

it's beautiful MT
Thx , appreciate it




Originally Posted By BigNik78⏩
Nice dude. If I had one of those I'd still be squatting. Have to sub bb squats with belt squats now because of my shoulder.
I have to say those belt squats look like an interesting exercise. Wish I had the room



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very nice boyo
Thx . I think I’m almost there lol
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