ttmett2001@yahoo.com Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Whats the difference with a Thomas inch dumbbell and a thick grip say 3'' thick dumbbell loaded with the same amount of weight? Is there a difference in lifting them even though the 3'' grip is bigger but they have the same weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Ones solid and one is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 here's one search result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) Only a solid bell would act like the Inch. Loadable bells just don't rotate like the Inch bells, they just don't. It's because most loadables are incapable of having the weights locked down tightly enough to act as one piece because there is sometimes(depending on the DB and plates) a small space between the plates and the loading surface. So the loadable's plates would wiggle and counteract their own torque, it also could give the loadable a lower center of gravity when the center of the plates rest lower than the center of the DB. This topic has been brought up ALOT but that's because it's sometimes hard for people to wrap their minds around how a loadable thick DB would be easier to lift than the Inch, even when heavier. BTW, taking a 2.5" knurless DB, loading it to 172 and welding the plates to the handle to make it solid would work pretty well. It just wouldn't have globed ends which some say also make the Inch harder. Edited October 29, 2007 by MalachiMcMullen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian Kellersmann Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 The Inch is magic. Mental power is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhardmacht Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 The Inch is magic. Mental power is required. True words... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 The Inch is magic. Mental power is required. Oh yeah?... if that's true - David Copperfield would be the king-stud of thick bar lifts -- and I seriously doubt he could budge one. So there goes your theory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhardmacht Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 The Inch is magic. Mental power is required. So there goes your theory! ...............................0=0 Oooohhmmmmm.....0=0 Are You sure John? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaner Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 If the weight is held tight so it doesn't spin seperately from the handle, and the handle is the same thickness, you got the same lift, without the name, at least I'm guessing since I've never touched the inch and wouldn't budge it if I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Almost. The space between plates etc would make the physical property of the bell feel different. Example: I did some lifting of thick handled dumbbells today. Started with the short thick handled 53-kilo, then the Inch, the the 97-kilo and then the 103-kilo Millennium. The Millennium, a longer bell, was easier than the 97-kilo bell. Mostly cos I can tilt it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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