Are these dumbbells great for DB press? Worried about length and tapping at top of press!
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How wide are you? Small framed individuals may encounter some contact. We haven't experienced this. 5' 10" 170 - 180 lbs.
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I primarily use these straps for dead lifts and rows. They work great and allow me to train well beyond my hand strength. I have used them for pull downs, but never chin ups. I would imagine they would work fine as long as the bar is low enough to get them wrapped properly. If you have to jump up to the bar you won't be able to get them on unless you used a stool or chair.
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Owners manual states: "Do not drop the dumbbell. Dropping the dumbbell will damage the weight plates and/or the locking mechanism, and can cause the weight plates to disengage (drop) from the handle without warning. This can cause serious injury, and will void the warranty." They will stand up to a drop of a few inches to a padded exercise mat but not the abuse you see with traditional dumbbells in many gyms.
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I'm using adjustable dumbbells up to 80lbs in each hand. Including my body weight that's 340lbs. It handles that just fine. This thing is very sturdy and the padding is comfortable as well. Great buy!
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No. I have both the smooth and threaded barfells, so I needed both types. My curl barbell is short and smooth. I like because it is so simple to change the plates. But I don't trust pinch and slip on collars for my standard size barbell, which I use for squats and bench presses. Hope this helps.
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These would honestly not hold up if you ever dropped them. I wouldn't drop them from even a couple of inches from the ground, then traditional weights which are more robust and again these only go up to 90 lbs. anyways. Besides if your dropping weight then your only dropping them from a couple of inches anyways and you are obviously not playing around at Planet Fitness you actually are challenging yourself. I like these dumbbells for cutting season or for my wife to use.
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Grip 4orce can definitely be used because that's just a matter of you squeezing down on them. As for Fat Gripz or Iron Bull goes the bar is thin and you'll get that annoying spin. A simple remedy is get some thin flexible rubber padding to place over the bar before applying the thick bar adapter of your choice. Yeah it's a bummer you just cant get a true 1" barbell bar. It's actually 7/8". 14" long dumbbell handles are the same thickness as this 5' bar, but 17" dumbbell handles allow adapter grips to fit snuggly. Go figure.
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I have the CAP 15 pound plates which the often sell cheap and can get 150 pounds of plates on the curl 47 inch Z-curl bar with no problems plus the bar at 12 pounds gives me 162 pounds. I could probably If I use my 25's with the 15's and other smaller plates I often do 3 inch close grip bench presses (for the triceps) with the 47 in Z-curl bar and can get 197 pounds on there for sets of 12 reps. I imagine if one put 50's on there you could get well over 200.
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Unless your bench is less than ten inche wide, you should have not problem. Mine is 16-inches wide. That's what is so neat about this set. You can do squats or bench presses simply by moving the arms up or down in the holes, which are about four inches apart. The arms are strong enough so that you can place a barbell on the, load on the plates, and roll the bar back against the stanchions (sp?). Then when you lie down on the bench, you roll the bar forward until it reaches the lip stops at the ends of the arms. This is a great buy, especially if you are cramped for space. Enjoy!
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I don't think so, because they have weights in the palms and it would probably be difficult to hold onto the dumbbells. These are really nice, though and stay on really well, unlike the ones where you slip only two fingers and thumb in and they flap about. These are a cut-off glove with the weights, so they really stay on securely. I love them!
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Sounds like the run of 30-50 are 4.5" to 5" wide on the average for each dumbbell plus add a little room to pull the dumbbells in and out of the rack you would be more than 30" wide. So probably not gong to hold three pairs. Double check the width of your particular dumbells to be sure. Patio Splash
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Not sure about the weight restrictions. I'd contact the manufacturer. I only used them with a pair of 90# dumbbells. Read my other post. Good luck.
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I'd call them (Powerhooks). They have gym grade Powerhooks too for a few bucks more. I know they have done contests w/ 150+ lb dumbbells.
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No.They only work with bars/dumbells with grip diameter same as that of an Olympic bar.
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From my research, the dumbbells and their bases haven't changed over that period. They will work fine with this stand. Good luck! I love mines...and thanks for the tip, "Sly Vegas". I love the idea of adding on some locking wheels.
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These grips fit standard bike handlebars very nicely, but aren't dumbbells on a larger diameter bar? As such I don't believe they'd be appropriate.
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What I do is tilt the dumbbells at about a 45 degree angle so I can set them on my lap. That way the locking mechanism doesn't really dig in in an uncomfortable way. Maybe that'll work for you too?