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my boss told me this today. if so, i feel so much less of a wuss then i did before!

ha ha, look at that, instant progress!

yup, two plates = 135
four plates = 225
six plates = 315
eight plates = 405

You get good at adding odd number scheme's real fast.

Yes! The bar counts. 20KG/45lb!

i was telling my boss that i was pumped that i worked out with 80lbs dumbbells for bench press and he said "oh you should be just about at 200lbs on bb press.". i felt like a girl when all i could think of was that i could still only do 140lbs.

man do i feel so much better about my progress now!

This is a common error, but I have to admit, I don't know why. It's not like the bar is weightless...but you're hardly the first guy to not count it.

My oldest training journals says stuff like "50# + bar" because I didn't know what the bar weighed, though. I had a designation system so I knew which bar I was using, so eventually I weighed them and went back and modified the entries.

i didn't used to count the bar either, it's a great feeling when you find out though! An instant 20k on your lift. Good stuff

it's like going from a wuss, to having respectable numbers for a guy in my situation.

Maybe you don't count it if your using the smith machine

I'm not counting my bar...but that's because its hollow....lol. I could probably add 10 lbs to everything I'm doing.

never

I've always counted the bar except for one time and it did me a huge favour! My 1 rep max was 100kg for ages, then one day I put 4x20kg plates on olympic bar at the gym and had a short term math malfunction! Thinking I was lifting 80kg I got under the bar and did 3 reps, I was dissapointed cause I was aiming for 8 reps until I re-did the math, then I was VERY happy!

Oh and I have a standard bar at home, a solid Gold's Gym one, it weights 10kg with the collars on and I always count it in my total weight!!!

John

Enjoy the feeling you have. A good PR lasts a few days, makes you smile, and then you start moving forward again, this time a bit happier.

Congrats...

There are 10# standard bars. Why wouldn't you include the weight in the total?

Never thought about it until this thread. I do have a solid bar coming in a couple days and will be adding that to my plate weight.

Edited to add: It is kind of cool knowing that I am already benching my bodyweight by adding bar weight.....

Edited a second time to add: It is stupid not to add that weight...lol. I will add it starting with tomorrows workout.

the best part is that i've been progressing pretty well with all my lifts and this makes me feel even better about everything. now all i need is some chalk dust and i'm as good as gold!