Thick Bars
Thick barbells were common among old time strongmen. While they had a strong grip the average person did not. So even with a relatively light weight they would be lifting something the average person couldn’t move off the floor. Grip strength is key among many feats of strength. Thick bars build it.
Thick barbells aren’t common anymore but certain people who understand their benefits are sure to train with them. This video below shows a Jefferson Lift (probably less common of a lift then thick bars are) done with a thick bar.
Any exercise done with a normal bar can be done with thick bars although some are more appropriate than others. The video below shows a thick bar clean and jerk.
Barbells aren’t the only training tools that can be thicker than normal. Dumbbells and kettlebells as well can have thick handles.
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i have just started using olympic wide grip thick dumbells and barbell which takes me back to when i was in my twenties at the Gas Terminal in a warehouse where they had 2″ thick solid bronze rods that i used to exercise with during my luch breaks, that was nearly thirty years ago since i felt the firm grip of a bar like that since but lately since i took up lifting iron more seriously i have rediscovered that same feeling when lifting with thicck bars again, more is the pity that these poser gym don’t use them when i queried the use of thick bars i was met with an answer that asounded me we are not insured to use the thick bars i was lost for words all i could think was instead of blowing a few grand on aerobic striders why don’t you buy some proper decent thick bars but i was met with resistance on this so i invested in a pair of thick dumbells anf barbells. there loss is my gain i thought what a bunch of poncy posers was all i could think to myself.. kind regards martin
big thick bars are the meat and veg of the Iron Game, all Gyms should make it compulsary to have these thick bars in the rack.