NikosTsigos Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Hello ,I am new here. I got a 3 inch vertical bar attachment from a friend but when I searched online for records or a leaderboard I couldn't find anything online about it. I figured that there would be some info but I only managed to find a guy on YouTube lifting it. Does anyone know what weight is considered good for this exercise? What is the highest weight someone has lifted with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubyagrip Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 1 hour ago, NikosTsigos said: Hello ,I am new here. I got a 3 inch vertical bar attachment from a friend but when I searched online for records or a leaderboard I couldn't find anything online about it. I figured that there would be some info but I only managed to find a guy on YouTube lifting it. Does anyone know what weight is considered good for this exercise? What is the highest weight someone has lifted with it? I can't find anything for 3". What can you lift on it? What is your bodyweight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 FYI @NikosTsigos I deleted your duplicate thread in Grip History in favor of this one in the Equipment section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Here is some fuzzy grip math. 2" vBar records for the Top 20 go from 129.98 kg to 155.50 kg. 2.5" Jug records for the Top 20 go from 115.31 kg to 138.56 kg. Due to the difference in equipment and added 0.5" diameter, the results are pretty consistently 11% less. Therefore my peer-reviewed study confirms that a good lift on a 3" vBar would be roughly 11% less than the 2.5" lifts. Maybe 102 kg to 123 kg. This is been my TEDx talk. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 I found one super busted and archived GripBoard thread where a lifter (who has since deleted all their online content) posted a training video which was then discussed. Even though the video no longer exists, the discussion doesn't make a lot of sense unless it was of a 3" Jug lift (which I'm not sure if that was ever produced). This same athlete pulled 254 lbs on the 2.5" Jug for perspective. He's talking about getting a 220 lbs lift and then missing other higher lifts. 220 lbs (99.8 kg) is very close to my guessed range of 102 kg to 123 kg. That same lifter was also at the lower end of the 2.5" Jug top 20 so I feel like all this lines up. I'm sticking with my guess. 102 kg to 123 kg would be a great 3" vbar lift (jug or otherwise) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Curious who currently makes a 3" vbar. Did some searching and all I could find was a 3" "Thick Grip Grappling Handle" from Watson Gym Equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksinaPinch Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Douglas Carney said: Curious who currently makes a 3" vbar. Did some searching and all I could find was a 3" "Thick Grip Grappling Handle" from Watson Gym Equipment. 2 7/8" is available at AASS https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com/products/dumbbell-2-to-4-inches?variant=20234764517489 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, WorksinaPinch said: 2 7/8" is available at AASS https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com/products/dumbbell-2-to-4-inches?variant=20234764517489 Nice find! Less than a quarter of the price AND 10% off for Black Friday! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikosTsigos Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 1 hour ago, WorksinaPinch said: 2 7/8" is available at AASS https://www.armassassinstrengthshop.com/products/dumbbell-2-to-4-inches?variant=20234764517489 yesss, it looks exactly like that, thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikosTsigos Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Douglas Carney said: Curious who currently makes a 3" vbar. Did some searching and all I could find was a 3" "Thick Grip Grappling Handle" from Watson Gym Equipment. yes I really struggle finding anything online, I didn't know how to search it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikosTsigos Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Cannon said: I found one super busted and archived GripBoard thread where a lifter (who has since deleted all their online content) posted a training video which was then discussed. Even though the video no longer exists, the discussion doesn't make a lot of sense unless it was of a 3" Jug lift (which I'm not sure if that was ever produced). This same athlete pulled 254 lbs on the 2.5" Jug for perspective. He's talking about getting a 220 lbs lift and then missing other higher lifts. 220 lbs (99.8 kg) is very close to my guessed range of 102 kg to 123 kg. That same lifter was also at the lower end of the 2.5" Jug top 20 so I feel like all this lines up. I'm sticking with my guess. 102 kg to 123 kg would be a great 3" vbar lift (jug or otherwise) damn, that's a crazy lift. I can lift 260 pounds on the 2 inch vbar and 152 pounds in the 3 inch jug but I have only used it twice and without chalk. 110 to 120kg seems world class Edited November 24, 2023 by NikosTsigos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikosTsigos Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 4 hours ago, dubyagrip said: I can't find anything for 3". What can you lift on it? What is your bodyweight? I can lift 152 pounds and I weight 175 pounds. Have only tried it twice though. With some time getting used to it and chalk I maybe could lift my bodyweight. Will probably post it since it's apparently such an obscure lift 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 3 hours ago, NikosTsigos said: damn, that's a crazy lift. I can lift 260 pounds on the 2 inch vbar and 152 pounds in the 3 inch jug but I have only used it twice and without chalk. 110 to 120kg seems world class Using TWO 2 ¾" handles I barely broke 277lb off the ground. So from my perspective, 152 pounds with ONE 3" handle is a pretty good lift. But for context, I missed 166lb on Little Big Horn at Heavy Hands in September 9, 2023. So I'm not exactly a vbar expert (yet). Curious what someone like Luke Raymond or Tim Butler could do... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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