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Mr. CooL ICE · 27-07-2017 2:47pm

caviardreams wrote: »

Is it not called a hex bar because it has six sides (and therefore is not a trapezoid/trapezium which has 4 sides)???

I didn't think trap meant trapezoid?

But it would need to have 6 sides, all equal length and all angles @ 120 degrees. If the lengths are not equal, it might have to be named after a parallelogram, or a par-bar

DylanJM · 27-07-2017 3:33pm

AFAIK the trap in trap bar comes from the trapezius muscle rather than the trapezoid shape. Although the original design did only have 4 sides (coincidence maybe).

Some history:

http://www.trapbartraining.com/

caviardreams · 27-07-2017 3:34pm

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

But it would need to have 6 sides, all equal length and all angles @ 120 degrees. If the lengths are not equal, it might have to be named after a parallelogram, or a par-bar

I didn't mean a hexagon - just thought hex kinda meant six (e.g hexadecimal etc.)

Mr. CooL ICE · 27-07-2017 3:36pm

caviardreams wrote: »

I didn't mean a hexagon - just thought hex kinda meant six (e.g hexadecimal etc.)

Next time, you should consult wikipedia before you post and then hit 'Submit Reply' with an air of smugness like I did

caviardreams · 27-07-2017 3:37pm

Interesting Dylan! Thanks

I was thinking of this shape:

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Tune in next week for more Geometry for Bros - putting the Tri into Triangles

caviardreams · 27-07-2017 3:41pm

In fairness, all this confusion could easily be avoided by using 'proper' straight bars!

Trent Houseboat · 27-07-2017 3:50pm

caviardreams wrote: »

In fairness, all this confusion could easily be avoided by using 'proper' straight bars!

Ah yes, the Proper Bar or P. Roper Bar. Invented by Charles Peregrine Roper Barrow III.

Alf Veedersane · 27-07-2017 3:52pm

Trent Houseboat wrote: »

Ah yes, the Proper Bar or P. Roper Bar. Invented by Charles Peregrine Roper Barrow III.

Ironically, Charles wasn't straight.

brownej · 27-07-2017 5:06pm

caviardreams wrote: »

I didn't mean a hexagon - just thought hex kinda meant six (e.g hexadecimal etc.)

what trap bars have you seen that have 16 sides?
confused now....

DylanJM · 27-07-2017 5:16pm

brownej wrote: »

what trap bars have you seen that have 16 sides?
confused now....

Where's 16 coming from?

Rightly or wrongly hex bar has become another common term to describe a trap bar as many trap bar designs employ a six sided shape (albeit not a true hexagon).

I never thought I would see so many posts about a goddamn trap bar

Dtp1979 · 27-07-2017 6:03pm

caviardreams wrote: »

Interesting Dylan! Thanks

I was thinking of this shape:

Tune in next week for more Geometry for Bros - putting the Tri into Triangles

For triceps?

Alf Veedersane · 27-07-2017 6:24pm

Dtp1979 wrote: »

For triceps?

Why do you think a triathlon is so called?

brownej · 27-07-2017 7:13pm

DylanJM wrote: »

Where's 16 coming from?

The previously quoted post mentioned hexadecimal (which is base 16 numbering)

Brian? · 27-07-2017 7:13pm

After exhaustive googling I've come to the conclusion that a T Bar is a drinking establishment where the majority of clintele are men dress as ladies or ladies dressed as men.

Alf Veedersane · 27-07-2017 7:17pm

Brian? wrote: »

After exhaustive googling I've come to the conclusion that a T Bar is a drinking establishment where the majority of clintele are men dress as ladies or ladies dressed as men.

Not an establishment where the clientele are men dressed as men and the women are dressed...from the waist down?

caviardreams · 27-07-2017 8:30pm

brownej wrote: »

The previously quoted post mentioned hexadecimal (which is base 16 numbering)

Yes, hex (6) - a - decimal (10/tenth) - I was referring to the hex part

Trent Houseboat · 27-07-2017 9:26pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Not an establishment where the clientele are men dressed as men and the women are dressed...from the waist down?

That's a TT Bar.

Mr. CooL ICE · 27-07-2017 9:56pm

brownej wrote: »

The previously quoted post mentioned hexadecimal (which is base 16 numbering)

That's a normal bar, except the plates that go on are in hexadecimal format. Tomorrow, my deadlift top set will be AFkg while my bench will 61.5kg, 2.5kg short of the big 64kg milestone

Mellor · 27-07-2017 11:07pm

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

But it would need to have 6 sides, all equal length and all angles @ 120 degrees. If the lengths are not equal, it might have to be named after a parallelogram, or a par-bar

Sorry to ruin your smugness, but a hexagon doesn't need equal sides or angles.

Mellor · 27-07-2017 11:10pm

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

But it would need to have 6 sides, all equal length and all angles @ 120 degrees. If the lengths are not equal, it might have to be named after a parallelogram, or a par-bar

Sorry to ruin your smugness, but a hexagon doesn't need equal sides or angles. Same way a triangle doesn't need to be all equal

Mr. CooL ICE · 28-07-2017 9:48am

Mellor wrote: »

Sorry to ruin your smugness, but a hexagon doesn't need equal sides or angles. Same way a triangle doesn't need to be all equal

But we need names to differentiate between a trap bar with equal angles and a trap bar with unequal angles.

And don't get me started on the above bars being either 20kg or 45lb and/or calibrated or not.

BadBannana · 29-07-2017 12:31pm

There's some very high level trolling going on right now

Mellor · 29-07-2017 3:36pm

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

But we need names to differentiate between a trap bar with equal angles and a trap bar with unequal angles.

And don't get me started on the above bars being either 20kg or 45lb and/or calibrated or not.

Sure, my gym told us they were getting a log bar (for log pressing). The thing came a while back, shocking yoke, not a bit of wood in sight.

Alf Veedersane · 01-08-2017 6:51pm

Forgot how good a good sports massage can feel.

Jesus I feel brand new.

01-08-2017 6:51pm

Yeah it's brilliant isn't it
I'm lighter today or something

Alf Veedersane · 01-08-2017 7:03pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Yeah it's brilliant isn't it
I'm lighter today or something

I'm possibly lighter from pain sweats :pac:

VW 1 · 01-08-2017 8:03pm

Alf Veedersane wrote:

Forgot how good a good sports massage can feel.

Where'd you get one? And how/why is it different to a normal massage?

Alf Veedersane · 01-08-2017 8:25pm

VW 1 wrote: »

Where'd you get one? And how/why is it different to a normal massage?

Dublin Sports Clinic. There by The Gingerman/Alexander Hotel. Came well recommended.

A good physio will be able to identify what's tighter than it should be and work on alleviating that. It can be fairly hard, depending on what needs to be worked on.

Blacktie. · 01-08-2017 8:31pm

Alf Veedersane wrote:

A good physio will be able to identify what's tighter than it should be and work on alleviating that. It can be fairly hard, depending on what needs to be worked on.

But is it actually any kind of useful solution or just a nice band aid that won't last a whole lot of time?

Alf Veedersane · 01-08-2017 8:39pm

Blacktie. wrote: »

But is it actually any kind of useful solution or just a nice band aid that won't last a whole lot of time?

Depends.

If you get a car serviced and then run it into the ground, was the service any value?

A good physio will be discuss what you do etc and be able to ascertain if there's anything there that poses questions about the cause. If there's an issue that needs to be addressed and you just get the soft tissue work, then it's a band aid because you haven't addressed the root cause.

But if it's just an accumulation of tightness then it's as much of a solution as you'll get, along with guidance on how to maintain the post-massage condition as long as you can

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