gulay Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Hey all. Long time lurker. So I recently moved to a new apartment complex and the lil gym here doesn't have a barbell. It instead has an E-Z Curl bar. And I was wondering if it was possible to do squats with an E-Z bar in place of a barbell? Or is it possible and you just shouldn't do it because it will cause injury? Thanks and sorry for being a noob in advance. -Charli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Welcome to the forums. It would be cool if you would write something in the intro section I don't think it is safe to do squats with a EZ bar. Sounds dangerous. I like my grip of the bar to be wide so I have good balance and so on. I don't know how strong you are either but imagine putting a 100kg EZ bar on your shoulders Is there any way to get the gym to buy a proper barbell? I mean it is far below standard not to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nails Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 There is no way I could even reach back that narrow to hold the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Welcome Charli,I've used my EZ bar for front squats.My bar has a very gradual bend and fits me perfect.Couldn't imagine it for back squats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulay Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks for all the info. I'll get right on making my intro. I was thinking of buying my own barbell and then stash it at the gym. But I'll do that in the future since I decided to stick with dumbell squats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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