# Weight during barbell curl including bar weight or only plates weight

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**Category:** Training Q&A\
**Created:** [October 6, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/weight-during-barbell-curl-including-bar-weight-or-only-plates-weight/4043 "2022-10-06T16:25:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@George](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/George)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/weight-during-barbell-curl-including-bar-weight-or-only-plates-weight/4043/1 "2022-10-06T16:25:21Z")

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Hello 👋

I have a question about the weights. During a Barbell Curl exercise or Bent Rows, is the weight recommended on the screen including the bar weight ? Or it is the actual plates weight I am supposed to add to the bar to do the exercise ?  
In case the weight mentioned is supposed to be added plates weight, I could barely lift the bar alone to complete the set and I couldn’t add any weight so I told the coach to adjust the weight to 0 (zero) KG. How will he understand the 0 ? Will he take into consideration that the bar weight alone is already 20Kg ?

Thanks

George

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**Author:** ![Ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/ben/32/28_2.png) [@Ben](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/Ben)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/weight-during-barbell-curl-including-bar-weight-or-only-plates-weight/4043/2 "2022-10-06T19:26:15Z")

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Hi George 👋🏻

The displayed weight **always** includes the weight of the bar as discussed 👇🏻

> [@Pull Overs - does the indicated weight includes the barbell’s one?](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/pull-overs-does-the-indicated-weight-includes-the-barbell%E2%80%99s-one/538):
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> 22.5kg (20kg bar + 2.5 kg) seems quite tough for a serie of 6 pull overs warmup…or is it 2.5kg ? [image]

> [@Weight Training](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/weight-training/2320):
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> When doing weight training there is a recommended amount of weight to lift on barbell exercises. Is that amount of weight supposed to be added to the bar or should it be lifted including the wieght of the bar

> [@Weights on the barbell](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/weights-on-the-barbell/356):
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> Hi this is silly but just to confirm, on the app it says all weights with barbell exercises include the barbell. So if it says to start with 20 lbs for warm up and the barbell usually weighs 35-45 lbs does that mean I add 20 lbs to the barbell or just find a 20 lbs weight to start with?!

:clapclapstatic:

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**Author:** ![Redvivi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.freeletics.com/redvivi/32/289_2.png) [@Redvivi](https://forum.freeletics.com/u/Redvivi)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.freeletics.com/t/weight-during-barbell-curl-including-bar-weight-or-only-plates-weight/4043/3 "2022-10-08T11:17:14Z")

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What about some of us with short bar @Ben ? A configurable option would be nice!