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Originally Posted by Jodi
Tomorrow, I'm going to take a look around the gym. I only think they have the 7 foot Olympic barbells and a couple of barbells that are mainly for bicep curls...ya, know, with the bends in the bar for your grip. (don't know the technical name for those)
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EZ-curl bars. Sometimes they're preset bars and sometimes they are made to load plates onto. The plate-loadable version is usually a 15 lb bar (but that does vary with manufacturer).
They're great for this movement. Play around a bit with hand placement and you'll find that for the push press you can put the base of your palm (that meaty spot at the top of your ulna, on the side away from your thumb) right on the outermost bent portion of the bar. It actually makes the wrist angle a bit more comfortable. The bends will be horizontal, rather than vertical like they would be during a biceps curl. I hope that makes sense.