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Bar weight included in total bench press. When you perform a bench press, you are lifting the weight plates added to the bar along with the bar itself. Therefore, include the weight of the bar when calculating your total bench press. Most bench press bars weigh about 45 pounds. For example, if you put 150 pounds of weight on the bar and the bar weighs 45 pounds, your total bench press is 195 pounds. Views.
Posts: 2,158. Rep Power: 369. The counter balance loses its effect when heavy weight is used. At the machine at my gym, if you drop the empty bar, it will slowly drop to the springs because of the counter balance. Put 400lbs on the bar and drop it and it will fall just like a free weight bar. Smith machine bars (the 7ft olympic ones) are the same as a free weight bar (unless you are using 100lbs or less on a counter balanced machine), they feel lighter because the weight is balanced. Having said that, there are a couple of guys at my gym who bench 405lbs on a free weight bar but can't do it in the smith machine. If the bar didn't weigh nothing, they would be able to do it easy, even if they aren't used to the straight up and down motion.