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If you miss lifting weights at the gym, love barbells, or want to add versatility to your strength training, this two-bar adjustable set may suit your needs. But finicky parts, potential limitations without purchased add-ons, and scarce stock could be dealbreakers.

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 I can barely feel the knurl and my hands were sliding around the bar doing curls (I had 50lb on the bar, and the bar is 30). There was definitely a bit of residual manufacturing oil on the shaft so I'm going to wipe it down and give it another go but right now I'm very much not enjoying e-coat. Haven't tried skullcrushers yet but if curls had this much movement in-hand I'm not thrilled to put the bar above my head, lol. Will also plan to chalk up a bit and see if that helps but the e-coat is so slick and the knurl so passive that I don't think it will hold chalk very well

 I now understand why people dislike e-coat. The finish is smooth and feels nice but its not what I want on a barbell. I can barely feel the knurl and my hands were sliding around the bar doing curls (I had 50lb on the bar, and the bar is 30). There was definitely a bit of residual manufacturing oil on the shaft so I'm going to wipe it down and give it another go but right now I'm very much not enjoying e-coat

.. I now understand why people dislike e-coat. The finish is smooth and feels nice but its not what I want on a barbell

I've been complaining about rust on my black oxide vulcan curl bar but I totally get the advantage of black oxide now - it is far grippier and feels a lot like bare steel. Combined with a more aggressive knurl the vulcan bar feels a lot better to use but oiling it once a week still isn't stopping rust coming through in the cambered areas. I'm soaking the Vulcan bar in WD-40 now per their instructions so hopefully that will stave off the rust for a while (though it hasn't before, so I'm not that hopeful).

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Bowflex SelectTech 2080 Review: An Adjustable Barbell for Strength Training at Home

For rolling newbies (or those looking for a softer touch), Gaiam Restore’s medium-density roller has a bit more give than a firm EPP roller but still maintains its shape under pressure.

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Foam roller - drastically reduced my injuries when I combined it with my stretching routine

Yesterday I went out for a casual 6 mile. Midway through the first mile I realized that I’m not lifting my legs much (something which my high school track coach yelled at us to do all the time), and start lifting up my knees more as a result. I ended up running 6:10 pace on the 6 mile, a solid 20-35 seconds faster than I’ll usually take those kind of runs, and yet, my legs and body somehow felt less tired afterwards. Similarly, I tried picking up my knees more on my easy 4 miles again today. Once again, my pace drops a considerable 15-20 seconds without any extra considerable effort.
Now obviously, I can’t automatically attribute simply picking up my knees as the sole cause of having good runs the past 2 days. There could’ve been tons of factors. If anything I’ll need to keep working on my form for a few weeks to see if it makes any difference. However, it got me thinking. Have there ever been any small changes you’ve made, whether to your lifestyle habits, form, running habits, etc. that have improved your runs in any way?

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