Stupidest piece of equipment you've ever seen

[DannyP]

I figured with everyone scouring the internet (Amazon in particular) for weights/bars/racks/DBs/KBs we must collectively be encountering some mind-blowingly stupid pieces of equipment, designed for god only knows what. Figured they deserved a thread... I'll start with two favorites:




And just plain weird...

[Wilhelm]

[mgil]

Second. Fucking. Post.

[mbasic]

Funny^ ... Elieko Corp. does a little April 1st joke over the last few years.
e.g. two years ago it was square shaped anti-roll bumper plates.

This year it was:

[vanimal]

LOL. Jackpot. “Johnny, tell him what he’s won!”

[DannyP]

Funny^ ... Elieko Corp. does a little April 1st joke over the last few years.
e.g. two years ago it was square shaped anti-roll bumper plates.

This year it was:

That's hilarious. Reminds me of that Woody Allen movie, "Smalltime Crooks."

"You remember that nickname the guys used to have for me in the joint, 'The Brain'?"
"Ray, that was sarcastic..."

[Inverstone]

Sometimes I am the stupidest piece of equipment in my gym.

[TimF]

I’m trying to imagine a time you’d need a barbell that breaks down, sniper rifle style, into a pelican case.

Imagine Jason Bourne rocking up to Worlds and assembling his barbell in the lobby.

[Skander]

I’m trying to imagine a time you’d need a barbell that breaks down, sniper rifle style, into a pelican case.

Imagine Jason Bourne rocking up to Worlds and assembling his barbell in the lobby.

I was getting fed up with my gym but had no space for a home gym. Scored some bumpers, and was trying to think of where to lift. I was considering getting a barbell and hitting up some underused basketball courts to lift in. This could have would nicely for that, though it probably wouldn't be great for the Olympic lifts I was planning to do.

That's basically the only scenario I could think of...

[mbasic]

actually, I would never trust the take-down-barbell for olympic lifts but.....

But a bar that breaks down would fit INSIDE a car's trunk, a small SUV's hatchback, or a compact pickup truck (without hanging out).
Plates are compact, and stack up nicely. The 7'+ bar? not so much.

I thought about lifting up at my family cabin once (3 hr drive).
The bed of my Toyota is only 5' long, sure a 7' bar would just hang out over the tail gate....sure.
But don't have to worry about it getting attention, or stolen, or road yuk/rain/etc on it.

The machining and design and material of that jointed-bar would have to be so kick-ass ...
$155. I'm sure that sum bitch would snap, or, never come apart after the first drop/deadlift with appreciable weight.

[Culican]

That bar might explain this:

[James]

Not really equipment per say but a few years ago elitefts was pushing Bar Shield.

$50 for a small bottle of 3-in-1 oil, a brush and a rag. In a box.

People are going to say a deadwedge but I like mine.

[TwoFoursStrohm]

I love the deadwedge and never understood the hate for it. On the way up to the work sets (sub 5 plates) you really don't need any help sliding weights on. Then stripping the bar later, the dead wedge is perfect and much better than a 2.5 plate.

[TwoFoursStrohm]

That being said, if u have the space then hell yeah a full jack would be awesome.

[OCG]

I mean, maybe I like the finish on my plates and don't want to slam metal on metal all the time?

[DannyP]

actually, I would never trust the take-down-barbell for olympic lifts but.....

But a bar that breaks down would fit INSIDE a car's trunk, a small SUV's hatchback, or a compact pickup truck (without hanging out).
Plates are compact, and stack up nicely. The 7'+ bar? not so much.

I thought about lifting up at my family cabin once (3 hr drive).
The bed of my Toyota is only 5' long, sure a 7' bar would just hang out over the tail gate....sure.
But don't have to worry about it getting attention, or stolen, or road yuk/rain/etc on it.

The machining and design and material of that jointed-bar would have to be so kick-ass ...
$155. I'm sure that sum bitch would snap, or, never come apart after the first drop/deadlift with appreciable weight.

Unless going for your heaviest lifts, perhaps this would be the one legitimate use of a 60in bar on main lifts? Unless the whole thing would just take too much acclimation to be worthwhile.

[mbasic]

actually, I would never trust the take-down-barbell for olympic lifts but.....

But a bar that breaks down would fit INSIDE a car's trunk, a small SUV's hatchback, or a compact pickup truck (without hanging out).
Plates are compact, and stack up nicely. The 7'+ bar? not so much.

I thought about lifting up at my family cabin once (3 hr drive).
The bed of my Toyota is only 5' long, sure a 7' bar would just hang out over the tail gate....sure.
But don't have to worry about it getting attention, or stolen, or road yuk/rain/etc on it.

The machining and design and material of that jointed-bar would have to be so kick-ass ...
$155. I'm sure that sum bitch would snap, or, never come apart after the first drop/deadlift with appreciable weight.

Unless going for your heaviest lifts, perhaps this would be the one legitimate use of a 60in bar on main lifts? Unless the whole thing would just take too much acclimation to be worthwhile.

yah, i was thinking about that when i was typing.

Rogue makes some shorty bars. IIRC, they were used in comps where several teams (8+?) were competing in narrow "lanes" close to one another....
As long as your didn't have to snatch grip anything, or put it in a rack or on a platform made for full sized bars .... I guess a short bar makes sense
(not really).

[DannyP]

I sorta figured that there was neither rack nor platform at your destination (otherwise there might already be a bar). But yes, not typically practical or applicable.

[mbasic]

not equipment itself perse .... but this accessory

A bar protector thingy

https://ironjimmy.com/about

[mbasic]

My gym acquired one of these.
I'm sure rip seeing this would have rip eye twitches / facial spasms in disgust.



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