Q On V-bar Lift

[Guest indi]

1. would an Ironmind loading pin count as a V-bar? (its the loading pin designed for Olympic plates)

2. when lifting, how far do you need to pull for it to count as a lift? (just clear the ground, or to lockout, like with RT?)

i tried it today for the 1st time with the loading pin and pulled 80kg to lockout with both hands. unsure where that stands, so any insight would be beneficial

[MalachiMcMullen]

No, an IM loading pin is actually 1.9", as are most loading pins.

Olympic plates fit the FBBC Vbar.

You only need to lift it up 2" off the floor.

176 is not a bad lift at all btw

Edited April 10, 2009 by MalachiMcMullen

[Guest indi]

No, an IM loading pin is actually 1.9", as are most loading pins.

Olympic plates fit the FBBC Vbar.

You only need to lift it up 2" off the floor.

176 is not a bad lift at all btw

cheers for the reply! a little dissapointed that the loading pins arent the same as the Vbar, but then again its not something im into (yet), so i guess it doesnt realy matter too much

[deadgame1]

i use my home made loading pin it's the same o.d. as an oly bar. i tried a vbar lift on it the other day and could only get 95 out of both hands!i was like thats it???so great for yo're first vbar lift!~!

[Guest indi]

i use my home made loading pin it's the same o.d. as an oly bar. i tried a vbar lift on it the other day and could only get 95 out of both hands!i was like thats it???so great for yo're first vbar lift!~!

thanks for the compliment, to clarify, its my 1st v-bar lift, but ive been grip training for a while now.

would v-bar training have a strong carryover to general thickbar static holds and such? ive never really tried v-bar in any shape or form

[rico300zx]

does anyone know if you trained with a 1.9" x 24" home made v bar would the weight be simular to what u could lift with the real vbar at a comp? i just dont have the cash for one now because i got alot of bills.

rico

[twig]

1: No

2: 2"

3: not really. vbar carrie's over to grippers but not a lot else. ... Of course I'm talking about the 1" vbar there, not the 2" cos I'm the kind of idiot that sells all his oly plates and THEN buys a 2" vbar!

[Adam Moyers]

It would be similar and benefit you more than not training vbar at all.

[layla]

yall are getting re interested in v bar pulling since I got decent onehanded numbers and I got my own homemade 1 incher. I lost a lot of gripper power to overtraining and so I am starting from scratch and not steadying the gripper with the other hand.I could close the 2 as long as I started off with a finger through the rings and then took it out for the close.

I am repping the 1.5 to full close,not lying flat on a table.

Paul let me work on his 2in v bar and it was addicting and after seeing the replies here,I can push some people ifn I get in some serious training.