Wat happens to a benching bar after it exceeds its weight limit?!

I have never heard of a 5-pound benching bar..

There are regular ones that weight about 25 lbs, and there are olympic ones that weight about 40 lbs..

If you have something smaller and cheaper than a normal one, and it really only weighs 5 pounds, then I wouldn't risk more than 100 pounds on the bar.. If its metal, it will bend first, but if its any other material, it may just snap and cause damage..Health Question & Answer

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I doubt it is even possible to fit that much weight on the bar.. A bar you could fill both side with 45 plates in till you couldn't add any more and it still wouldn't be close to breaking..The average carbon steel has a tensile strength of 75,000 pounds per square inch that is pull each end of the bar..And shear strength is the force when you lift the bar which would be around 60% of the tensile strength..Health Question & Answer

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how do u have a 5lbs bar for bench.?.?.?.?.?
i have a 20 lbs bar and the max is 170lbs the bar will bend when theres alot of weight i dont think it can snap i halfHealth Question & Answer

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"i am scared that i will exceed the limit and it breaks on me"


you answered your own questionHealth Question & Answer

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if its enough itl bend, but it shouldnt suddenly snap out of no whereHealth Question & Answer

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