Will the 6 foot bar fit an Olympic sized bench? What is the dimension between the collars on the 6 foot bar?
488420
To be honest I think it will bee too close for comfort. From collar to the end of the threads is, about a foot or more alone. Meaning it has more room for weights than any buyer expects in my opinion. From collar to collar (the center) is the exact length of almost every stainless easy curl bar (not long) I can barely get a wide grip on it. (I'm 5'11"). If I were you I would not buy this for a bench man. Don't do it. Get it if you need a straight bar strictly for curls and french presses. With the outsides of my hands touching the weights I get a halfway decent overhead press but I say that because I do mine just alittle outside of shoulder width. Don't bench with it man. DONT!! Sorry I don't have a measuring tape but I feel u need the info. *WeTryYouWin*
832835
It will not fit. Even with my 7' bar, there is only about 2-3 inches of space between the bar's inner collar and the rack's arm cradle. With a 6' bar, there's no way you could rack it.
1670043
Yes that is correct. The 1 inch size not the the Olympic size. I think it is a great bar for the price.
791295
Olympic weights have a larger center hole (2"), and standard weights have a smaller center hole (1"), so standard weights will not fit, sorry because this bar is great.
1885553
It does use olympic plates, it does fit my rack i would say it fits most olympic benches but I can't say for sure, I'd say it can handle about any weight you put on there it is a heavy duty bar it weighs 60 lbs, and it is 7 ft long.
832833
I just measured the brackets from edge to edge. Their is a total of 48" in spacing. This fits my 7' bar with about 2-3" on both sides. I agree with A. Eckert, that it's probably impossible to rack a 6' bar. Hope this helps.
104161
I have a five foot bar and it works fine. The inside collars sit on the support, so you have to ensure both sides are in and on when lifting. Allen
832836
When I measured it, it was 48 inches. The grippy part needs to be a little bigger than that to sit so you can put the weight on properly. When I measured the 6 foot bar at the store it wasn't the case. I think you should just buy a new bar. It's great if yours doing a circuit so you don't have to switch weights on and off. I still use my old and new bar.
1922408
I have never measured the length of the bar we use. It is a heavy duty knurled bar. I know it is at least 48" in length. It can hold over 300 pounds of weights although I'm not using it with that much weight on the bar. The Marcy bench we have is rated to hold about 600 pounds of weight if I recall properly. It is heavy duty. If you have an Olympic or heavy duty sized bar and are using 150, 200, 250 pounds of weight or even more the bar rest will hold it. If the bench is assembled properly it will not wobble or move. It will be rigid and sit like a rock in place. The bar holder will hold any bar from I'd say one inch in diameter and up to the diameter of an Olympic sized bar. It is comparable to weight benches I've seen in gyms in the past. It'll hold a lot of weight and not move, wobble, lift / tilt if assembled correctly. You can be confident using it. I'm an old guy in my early 60's and disabled and I have complete confidence in this bench and have used it for quite some time now, as does my wife as well and we've never had an accident, a problem, or anything go wrong.
12578
You need a bar with at least 43 - 44" clearance for the bar supports; after that, length is limited by floor space in whatever room you have the bench, and other, for instance, cardio equipment. My bar is 72" total.
1233223
The dimensions between the arms that hold the bar is 44 1/4 inches. As long this measurment is between the collars on your bar that hold your weights, you should be fine.
1582783
Yup I use it for bench all the time with my Olympic set. I take the safety bars off though because it's too high. There is still a "safety bar" when you bench it's just that the frame itself fulfills the role. I have long arms I'm 6'4 and it's been adequate.
1403120
The rack is 3'10" in width so your 5ft. bar might be to small. I use a 7' long Olympic which fits perfectly.
2195786
I measured the minimum width a barbell would have to be to fit on both sides of the support brackets that holds the barbell. 42" will leave about 1/8" on both sides. I use a 7' barbell which has 52" in the middle to fit on the weight bench support brackets [Leaving 5" on each side of the support brackets].
1171575
The Rack for the bar is about 46 inches or just under 4 feet apart. I use a 7 foot bar. I'm not sure where the weight dividers are on the 6 foot bar, but that would be the big question. In other words, as long as the skinny part of the bar where you grab with your hands extends 4 ft, you should be good.
1258288
Hard to say. The inside measurement on a regular olympic bar is 52" and the inside measurement of the 5' bar is 42." Just depends on the width of your rack.
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.