Champion Barbell is another top manufacturer in the fitness equipment business. Champion Barbell has several sets of Olympic Weight Sets for sale, all of high quality. All the Olympic bars having bronze bushing for fluid sleeve rotation and all the Olympic plates have a gray acrylic hammertone finish with amounts marked in both pounds and kilos.

Champion Barbell makes Olympic Weight Sets in different amounts of weight. The Champion Barbell 300 lb Standard Olympic Weight Set consists of 2-45 lb plates, 2-35 lb plates, 2-25 lb plates, 2-10 lb plates, 4-5 lb plates, and 2-2.5 lb plates. It also comes with two spring lock collars and a 1000 lb capacity Black bar with chrome sleeves. The Champion Barbell 300 lb Economy Olympic Weight Set is almost the same set, only it is cheaper and it has a 500 lb capacity chrome bar. The Champion Barbell 300 lb Deluxe Olympic Weight Set is the same set as the standard set except for the 1500 lb capacity black zinc plated bar.

Champion Barbell also makes a 400 lb Olympic Weight Set and a 500 lb Olympic Weight Set. The Champion Barbell 400 lb Olympic Weight Set comes with four more weights than the 300 lb Standard Set, two more 45 lb plates and two more 5 lb plates, for a total of 18 plates. It comes with the same black zinc plated bar that is in the 300 lb Deluxe Set. The Champion Barbell 500 lb Olympic Weight Set comes with 22 Olympic plates, 8-45 lb, 2-35 lb, 2-25 lb, 2-10 lb, 8-5 lb, and 2-2.5 lb. Also included in the set is the same kind of black zinc plated bar as in the 400 lb Set. Of course, both sets also come with the spring collars.

Find your Champion Barbell Olympic Weight Set Today.

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This video explains some great ways to improve the amount you can bench press. The three points that it emphasizes are:

1. Tuck your elbows in when bench press, don’t stick them out, this is unhealthy for your shoulders.

2. Keep your heels back as far as you can because this allows you to have a better arch in your back, and it also gives you more power.

3. The last tip is to pull your hands in together on the bar, this uses your triceps, giving you more strength when benching.

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Here is a great video that explains the basics and shows you how to do a proper bench press.

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The main points that he emphasizes are:

1. Keep your feet on the ground

2. He says to arch your back.

3. He tells us to inhale on the way coming down and exhale while coming up.

4. Don’t move your shoulder blades, feet, buns, and arched back.

5. Last, he says to keep a nice tight grip on the bar and squeeze your fists together on the way up.

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York Barbell was founded in 1932 by Bob Hoffman, who was the owner of the York Oil Burner Company at the time. Now, York Barbell is a leader in all fitness products including Olympic Weight Sets and Plates.

York Barbell is committed to making quality Olympic weight products for both home and commercial use. One of York Barbell’s popular products is their line of their “Quad Grip” Olympic Plates and weight set. These cast iron two-sided flange plates have four slots for gripping the plate so it is easier to carry and handle. They all have a 2″ wide hole and will fit on all York Barbell Olympic Bars. Plates come in 2.5 lb, 5 lb, 10 lb, 25 lb, 35 lb, and 45 lb increments, and 300 lb set comes with a pair of all the weights except for the 5 lb weights, which there are two pairs of. The “Quad Grip” 300 lb International Set also includes a York Olympic bar and a pair of spring collars.

Another line of 300 lb York Barbell Olympic Weight Sets come with York’s “ISO-Grip” technology. These plates come in 2.5 lb, 5 lb, 10 lb, 25 lb, 35 lb, 45 lb, and 100 lb increments. These plates ingeniously engineered so that the hub, which the center of the plate, is thick than the edge, making the plate easier to hold and prevents your fingers from getting pinched when loading the plates. These plates have three grips to them and are with a steel composite. The York Barbell “ISO-Grip” 300 lb Steel Composite Olympic Plate Set comes with 2 plates of every weight except for 4-5 lb plates, a 7′ chrome bar, and two spring collars. The York Barbell “ISO-Grip” 300 lb Rubber Encased Steel Composite Olympic Plate Set is basically the same set only the plates are covered in rubber to prevent damage to the plates, the equipment, and the floor.

York Barbell also makes a 160 kg Solid Rubber Training Set. This set includes 20 kg Satin Chrome Olympic Training Bar,  two spring collars, and 2-25 kg weights, 2-20 kg weights, 2-15 kg weights, and 2-10 kg weights. The hole is reinforced with bronze and one of the highlight features of the set is that it can be used with any York Olympic bar. These kinds of sets are meant to be dropped and handled roughly, one of the big reasons people like them.

Buy your 300 lb York Barbell Olympic Weight Set today.

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An Olympic weight set is at weight set meant for heavier weight lifting. A standard Olympic weight set is 300 lbs.

A 300 lb Olympic Weight Set has plates with a 2″ hole instead of the 1″ hole that a standard weight set has. A 300 lb weight set consists of 2-45 lb plates, 2-35 lb plates, 2-25 lb plates, 2-10 lb plates, 4-5 lb plates, and 2-2.5 lb plates. It also includes a 7′ bar, usually made of chrome, and 2-2″ spring collars to keep the weights from falling off the bar. The Olympic weights are often made of cast iron. Most sets come in either black or gray colors.

Olympic Weight Sets are also found in 210 lb, 390 lb, 400 lb, 480 lb, 500 lb, 570 lb, 645 lb, and 765 lb. Many larger weight sets are found encased in rubber, making them so durable that it is almost impossible to harm them. Usually, these sets just have an extra pair of 45 lb weights, but some have extra pairs of 25 lb weights, 10 lb weights, 5 lb weights, and 2.5 lb weights. Also note that a regular chrome bar that comes with the 300 lb Olympic Weight Set can only support about 370 lbs, then it will start to bend. If you want to lift larger amounts of weight, you need a stronger bar to do so.  VTX by Troy Barbell makes a 765 lb. Olympic Weight Set that includes only 16-45 lb weights and a Texas Power Bar. The Texas Power Bar can support up to 1500 lbs of weight, just a little bit more than most people will need.

Most Olympic Weight Plates are made of cast iron and there is nothing fancy about them. Some barbell manufacturers carry other types of weights, some are covered in rubber, others are covered in polyurethane, both make the plates much more sturdy and some people say that they are even “indestructible”. Some manufacturers make plates that interlock, so they are safer and prevent accidents. Other plates have extra holes or wider edges on them to make them easier to grip and handle.

Some popular Olympic Weight manufacturers are Troy Barbell, USA Sports by Troy Barbell, VTX by Troy Barbell, York Barbell, Weider, Marcy, and CAP Barbell. Buy your Olympic Weight Set today.
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Troy Barbell was founded in 1987 and is one of the world’s top free-weight manufacturers. They carry three separate product lines: USA which is their retail marketer, VTX, known for specialty and institutional fitness, and Troy which made for commercial use.

Troy Barbell offers many different types of iron plates and olympic bars and even olympic weight sets. They carry Standard Olympic Weight Sets featured in either gray or black in 300 pounds, 390 pounds, 480 pounds, and 570 pounds. A regular 300 lb olympic weight set features a 45 lb olympic-sized bar, 2-45 lb weights, 2-35 lb weights, 2-25 lb weights, 2-10 lb weights, 4-5 lb weights, and 2-2.5 lb weights. The set also includes 2 spring collars to keep the weights from falling off. Larger weight sets like 390 lb and above just include another set of 45 lb weights.

Troy Barbell makes many different types of plates to make your workout as efficient as possible. Troy Machine Grip Plates are made out of ASTM Grade 20 cast iron and are designed for heavy lifting. The plates interlock with each other for safety and so more weight can be added. This feature is also nice when lifting the plates. Troy also makes these same plates with a layer of rubber on top for the purpose of protecting floors and equipment. The Troy Urethane Encased Grip Plate are made with a top layer of polyurethane to be less porous, harder to break, resistant of odors, and no maintenance. All of these olympic sized weight lifting plates have a 2% accuracy level.

Troy also makes Wide Flanged Plates for easier gripping. These are similar to all the plates listed above only the Troy Wide Flanged Plates are made in a 100 lb plate.

Troy makes a line of regular plates that are 1″. These are not olympic-sized plates and are available in: 1.25 lb, 2.5 lb, 5 lb, 7.5 lb, 10 lb, 12.5 lb, 20 lb, 25 lb, and 50 lb.

No matter what you are looking for, Troy Barbell will be there for all your Olympic weight needs.
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