Why Add Bars and Weights to Your Workouts?
Bars and weights are essential for building strength, toning muscles, and improving athletic performance. Their versatility allows for a variety of exercises such as squats, bench presses, and deadlifts.
With bars and weights, you can customize your workouts, adjust the loads according to your progress, and benefit from durable equipment designed to withstand the most intense sessions. It’s the ideal solution for a progressive and safe workout, whether at home or in the gym.
Weightlifting Bars: Versatility and Performance
Weightlifting bars are the core element of any strength program. Whether you practice powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, or CrossFit, they enable a wide range of movements engaging all muscle groups.
- Olympic Bars: Designed to support heavy loads, they are ideal for squats, deadlifts, and bench presses.
- CrossFit Bars: Suitable for dynamic and explosive movements, they provide perfect balance and excellent grip, facilitating exercises like cleans and snatches.
- Specialty and short bars: EZ bar, Safety Squat Bar, multi-grip bar or Olympic dumbbell handles, to target a muscle, spare your joints or train in a small space.
How to Choose Your Weightlifting Bar?
To choose the right weightlifting bar, it is essential to consider several criteria based on your goals and training style. First, determine its main use: an Olympic bar is ideal for heavy loads and exercises like squats, deadlifts, or bench presses, while an EZ bar, shorter and lighter, suits arm work and beginners.
Next, consider the length and diameter of the bar, which should be compatible with your weights and workout space.
The maximum resistance (load capacity) is also crucial to ensure your safety and support your progress.
Finally, opt for a bar with a good finish and a non-slip grip for optimal comfort and a secure hold, especially for technical exercises or explosive movements in CrossFit or weightlifting.
Exercises to Perform with Bars and Weights
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Exercise
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Targeted Muscle Group
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Goal
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Squat
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Thighs, glutes, back
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Strength and power
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Bench Press
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Pectorals, shoulders, triceps
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Muscle volume
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Deadlift
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Back, legs, glutes
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Full-body strengthening
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Barbell Row
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Back, biceps
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Posture improvement
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Clean and Jerk
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Shoulders, legs, core
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Power and explosiveness
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Bicep Curl
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Biceps
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Arm development
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Why Choose Our Bars and Weights?
Our products combine quality, durability, and performance to meet the demands of intensive training. Each bar and weight is carefully selected to offer:
- Strength: Made from premium materials, our equipment withstands daily wear and heavy loads.
- Ergonomics: Designed for a comfortable grip and safe use, they promote smooth and controlled movements.
- Versatility: Perfect for various exercises such as squats, deadlifts, bench presses, and more.
Weights and Plates: Customizing Your Training
Weight plates perfectly complement our bars to provide a tailored workout experience. Available in different materials such as cast iron, steel or rubber, our plates adapt to your needs, whether you're looking to gradually increase your weights or engage in heavy, intense training.
CrossFit plates are ideal for athletes seeking equipment resistant to drops, perfect for indoor and outdoor sessions. If you're looking for a complete setup, explore our bar and weightlifting kits, which include everything you need to start or refine your sessions.
Solutions for Every Discipline
For squat enthusiasts, our range of squat bars with weights ensures maximum stability and optimal safety, even under the heaviest loads. Similarly, deadlift bars with weights are ideal for movements requiring technical precision and increased durability.
Strength training enthusiasts will appreciate our Olympic bar and weight sets, perfect for home or gym installations. These sets allow you to diversify your exercises and target specific muscle groups with high modularity.
Frequently asked questions about bars and weights
What is in the bars and weights category?
Olympic bars (UF-Power Zeus, UF-Haltéro Hélios, 20 kg CrossFit, UF Basic), specialty bars (SSB, Buffalo, CSB, Goerner, EZ), calibrated, bumper, cast-iron and fractional plates, kettlebells (adjustable 2.5 to 33 kg, cast iron 4 to 32 kg) and dumbbell packs.
Which set to start with?
A 20 kg bar, a 107.5 kg plate set (cast iron or rubber-coated) or 100 kg of bumpers, and a pair of 50 mm collars. Then add pairs of 20 or 25 kg and fractional plates.
Is everything Olympic format?
Yes: 50 mm sleeves on every bar and a 50 mm bore on every plate. Standard 28 or 30 mm bars are not offered.
Calibrated, bumper or cast-iron plates?
Calibrated (157.5 to 459 kg sets) for precision and powerlifting; bumpers (70, 100, 150 kg) to drop the bar in weightlifting and CrossFit; cast iron and rubber-coated (107.5 to 187.5 kg) for budget and controlled training.
Which bar for which exercise?
Power bar for heavy squat, bench and deadlift; weightlifting bar for snatch and clean and jerk; SSB and Buffalo to spare the shoulders; Goerner for the deadlift; EZ for the arms.
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