How Much Weight Can a Barbell Hold? | STRENGTH TEST

We've seen dudes load up lots of weight on the bar and we've seen it bend a bit but have always wondered what it'd take to bend it in half. Solution? Load up the bar with thousands of pounds and see what it'd take to break the thing in half! Did we succeed? We definitely gave it our best shot.

What should we test out in the future? Let us know!

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[jacksadowsky]

“some people say deadlifts are for leg day, some say they are for back day, i say they are for another day.”

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[maskedman]

This is what stops me from going to the Gym. Don't wanna spoil the Barbell after my 1200lb deadlift.

[donk]

That just shows how strong Eddie hall is to the point where normal people need a machine to lift what he does

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

You guys didn't need the forklift. You could've simply called Dom Mazzetti.

[joshspringsteen]

“Yeah buddy, yeah buddy, light weight baby”- Ronnie Coleman

[pedobear]

That driver can now proudly tell people "I lifted a 1770 lb barbell"

[issacroissant]

The fact that someone can lift 1000+ pounds is crazy

[johnbarron]

Incredibly, the barbell didn't yield until the 1200 pound load was applied. And most of that weight was being suspended on the very ends of the barbell, where it produces the greatest amount of bending stress. It's safe to say that no man on earth is going to be permanently bending a properly-loaded barbell anytime soon.

[henryhoffinheimer]

Volume was loud. Intro "welcome to buff dudes..." yep, everyone in my house thinks im watching gay porn.

[blitzchrome]

*if that bar ain’t bendin’ you jus pretendin’*

[johnmason]

This is good to know! I was thinking of bumping up my wrist curls to 2000 lbs but now I know it would be a bad idea!

[adamwg]

imagine returning the barbell to the store and being like, "yeah it isnt good enough, it bent"

[revealmedia]

Damn that vehicle had an awesome leg and back day

[edgarlopez]

I think the real champion here are the barbell collars

[wileyminix]

I’m surprised there aren’t people commenting about how bad the form was

[royalrod_]

I need a relationship as strong as that barbell

[jaketacular]

This is why Shaggy can’t work out, because the barbell breaks past 2, 000 lbs

[vihz]

The fact that all those weights in total right now value around $4000 is insane lol

[TheKyle]

I think this vid makes what Eddie Hall did even more impressive

[brahtrumpwonbigly]

Well, this was an ego boost. I'm a big guy, both strong and overweight. When I was working out my deadlift hit 470 so seeing them at 495 makes that seem impressive. Never considered myself buff because I'm not the image of atlas, but this still changes my perspective.