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2. Barbell - Wikipedia

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   The outer ends are 1.96 inches (50 mm) in diameter, while the grip section is 28 millimetres (1.1 in) in diameter, and 1.31 metres (4.3 ft) in length. The bars have grip marks spaced 910 millimetres (36 in) apart to allow intuitive grip width measurement. [ 3 ]

3. BUR Barbell Company - Wikipedia

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   Unlike previous BUR sets, the BUR-140 came with a 38-inch chrome-plated and knurled revolving barbell sleeve. This sleeve increased the grip diameter of the 5-foot (1.5 m) steel bar from 1" to 1-1/8". The set's dumbbells also included removable revolving sleeves.

4. Weight plate - Wikipedia

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   Two general categories exist: "standard" plates, which have a center hole of approximately 25 mm (one inch), and "Olympic" plates, meant to fit on the 50 mm (two inches) sleeves of Olympic barbells. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Standard plates are usually paired with adjustable dumbbells and Olympic plates with full-size barbells, although standard barbells and ...

5. Thomas Inch - Wikipedia

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   Inch is known for his Thomas Inch dumbbell, also known as '172' or the 'unliftable' challenge dumbbell. The iconic dumbbell weighs 172 lbs and 9 oz. (78 1 ⁄ 4 kg) and is extremely difficult to lift, partly due to its sheer weight, but primarily because of its thick handle of 2 3 ⁄ 8 " (6.03 cm) in diameter, making it difficult to hold on to ...

6. Barrel (unit) - Wikipedia

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   US dry barrel: 7,056 cubic inches (115.6 litres; 3.3 US bushels) . Defined as length of stave 28 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (72 cm), diameter of head 17 + 1 ⁄ 8 in (43 cm), distance between heads 26 in (66 cm), circumference of bulge 64 in (160 cm) outside measurement; representing as nearly as possible 7,056 cubic inches; and the thickness of staves not greater than 4 ⁄ 10 in (10 mm) [2] (diameter ≈ ...

7. Apollon (strongman) - Wikipedia

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   The single most iconic legend about Apollon is his 1892 custom-made thick barbell (now known as 'Apollon's Axle') which had a diameter of 1 11 ⁄ 12" (1.93" or 49.3mm), and the pair of 26 inch diameter railway car wheels (now known as 'Apollon's Wheels') fixed to it at the two ends. The entire contraption weighed 166 kg (366 lb).