LionFox
Don Juan
When people talk about weightlifting, they always say I can benchpress 200 lbs, or 250 or whatever, or I can lift that much..
My question is how exactly is that calculated? I know this sounds dumb, but I'm serious.
For example, If I'm using an olympic bar bell that weights 45 pounds by itself, and then a 20 pound free weight on each in, is that considered lifting 85? or just 40?
What if you are using a smith press machine with the rolling bar adjustments vs. free lifting?
My question is how exactly is that calculated? I know this sounds dumb, but I'm serious.
For example, If I'm using an olympic bar bell that weights 45 pounds by itself, and then a 20 pound free weight on each in, is that considered lifting 85? or just 40?
What if you are using a smith press machine with the rolling bar adjustments vs. free lifting?