can you use a 6 foot olympic bar bell are do you need a 7 foot bar.
156286
Yes u can use the 6foot bar... I highly recommend this product. I can send u pics of how I have my garage set up w the valor rack
156287
The rack is 4 feet wide. We use a 7 foot bar. Not sure the dimensions of the 6 foot bar but if the collars are 4 feet apart it should work.
156288
You'll want a 7 foot. The six foot would rest the ends of the barbell on the supports, which would make it difficult to get the plates on there.
19525
The ceiling mount that they are shipped with has them very close together (if not staggered they would touch each other. If you are handy I am sure you could rewire and mount on a 6 ft bar since they are provided with a healthy amount of cord for situations where they are meant to hang a long distance from the ceiling. Hope this helps!
1350692
6 3/4 inches. Thinner and taller plates are recommended for this kind of bar - as you'll be able to fit more on the ends, and will make exercises like dead lifts easier because they'll allow the bar to reach higher from the ground.
1326530
Yes, it can but you need to get a bar that is at least 7ft. If you use the 6ft bar it won't fit.
1924823
The 7' olympic barbell fits with not much room for the weights hub (the part the plate rests against when its on the bar), a 6' bar would probably fit with the hub inside the upper arms of the rack.
92409
you definitely CANNOT use an Olympic bar. It only has a TOTAL capacity (including the user) of 300 pounds.
687105
The 6 foot bar is a little short. The plates will not be outside the rack. I modified my 6 foot standard bar by wrapping duct tape around the bar to stop the plates from moving on the bar.
29154
I would recommend a 7 foot barbell. I personally purchased one that came with a 300 lb weight set and it has worked out great.Checkout http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y9WTUQ/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc;=1 by USA sports
548442
I believe I used 8 or 10 on mine... I took Olympic dumbbell bars took them apart and drilled one side to make bigger 13 sounds long but maybe
2108647
It's a Olympians bar you would nd 2in clips. Any Olympian weighs will work!
1768492
Well Richard, if your talking standard plates they go up to 25 lbs, and yes that bar can hold them, they can also hold Olympic Plates (all sizes) you just have to get adapter sleeves for the bar and you'll be able to fit them on each end.
12579
I have 2 bars, set with different weights. I think one's a 6 ft and the other is 7.
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The more important question is the lenght of your bar. I would suggest a 7 footer wether standard or olympic size. The longer your bar, the more you can adjust the posts to open up and this will give you more elbow room. A 6 foot bar may also work but it could be awkward that you would be concerned your elbows rubbing against the horizontal bars of the side posts. A longer bar would also give you room to adjust your weight plates so they won't hit the catch hooks when racking the bar back in place. Now in regards to the safety bar, this would depend on the height of your bench plus the size of your chest. The exact height of the first hole for the safety bar is 26 and 1/4 inch. (This is the lowest the safety bar would go). So the height of your bench plus your chest should be at around 26 inches or just a little less to give you full range when lowering the barbell and a little clearance between your chest and barbell when you need to use the safety bars.
1401079
You could use standard plates you'd need at least a 7ft bar for this bench tho. The leg extension can use both standard and olympic size weights has a plastic sleeve that can be removed.A 6 ft bar would not leave you much room to increase weight on the bar.
231134
Yes the bench lays flat for your normal bench press and a 60" bar may be too short. Use the standard olympic bar. 7 foot bar
687106
No, you need at least a 7 foot bar. Sometimes I do use a six foot bar on mine as a second setup when I'm doing 2 exercise circuits (like squats and overhead presses), but the weights on the six foot bar rest inside of the power rack, which isn't ideal by any means.
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The width is longer per plate you add. You would have 75lbs of thin plates to put on each bell. Plates are thin