Using chains to workout

mark mcgwire · Feb 20, 2004

Has anyone used chains to help increase strength and power out of the hole?? The new gym I'm at has chains that you can attach to the barbell and I see a couple of guys using it. I know powerlifters tend to use techniques like this but what about bb'ers??

I have no idea what they weigh either, anybody have an idea?

I'm thinking about using it on a flat bench for chest and maybe the squat rack.

kidrok's lady · Feb 20, 2004

Silly me, I thought the chains were just so that the holders weren't stolen!

mark mcgwire · Feb 21, 2004

when i first saw you responded to this i was scared to look. i thought you'd come in and post something about chains in the bedroom........lol!!!

gypsymoth · Feb 21, 2004

LOL, I like this board you guys are a bunch of fun.
at the state... i'm in anything is possible....

kidrok's lady · Feb 21, 2004

:laugh: Laughing too much to respond.

Damit....still hurts to laugh!

{{{{LOL, I like this board you guys are a bunch of fun.
at the state... i'm in anything is possible....}}}}

So tell me, what does this mean? I'm reading a lot into it! ;-)

sirben187 · Feb 21, 2004

Saw a couple guys using them last week, but I had no idea the concept behind it. Bump for more info.

Bently · Feb 21, 2004

mark mcgwire said:
when i first saw you responded to this i was scared to look. i thought you'd come in and post something about chains in the bedroom........lol!!!

nah, no place to hook them in with the mirrors and trapeze already on the ceiling. And I will NOT take out the brass stripper pole either!

sweatmachine · Feb 21, 2004

The idea behind chains is the closer you are to locking out the weight the heavier the chains get, because theyre hangin from the bar to the ground. Its a way to increase the top end of your lift, not coming out of the hole. Its the same concept as box squats, kind of.

as far as Bodybuilding> heavy weight builds thick mature musclw NUFF SAID?

sweatmachine · Feb 21, 2004

there seems to be some subliminal eroticism floating around these days....
nice.

mark mcgwire · Feb 21, 2004

sweatmachine said:
The idea behind chains is the closer you are to locking out the weight the heavier the chains get, because theyre hangin from the bar to the ground. Its a way to increase the top end of your lift, not coming out of the hole. Its the same concept as box squats, kind of.

as far as Bodybuilding> heavy weight builds thick mature musclw NUFF SAID?

ahh...makes more sense for top end power you're correct. I knew that the more chain off the floor meant the heavier it got, but I guess I wasn't thinking when I said "power out of the hole" lol!!

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